The market, the state and the third sector have all been heralded as central agents in civilizing modern societies. It has been claimed that participation in voluntary associations enables people to learn civic skills and, in effect, to become more "civilized". Likewise, there are claims about the civilizing effects of doux commerce, the ability of trade and commerce to mitigate conflicts and convert them into peaceful competition. And according to many political and legal theories, democratic states and their institutions are the final bulwark of civil virtues. However, the voluntary sector can be a source of particularism; the market of exploitation; the state of oppression.
This book, which brings together authors from across Europe, argues that such sector perspectives should be left aside and examines how the civicness and civility of organisations and individuals can be identified and encouraged in any institutional setting. Crossing traditional spheres and disciplines, we explore the concept of "civicness" to search for the source of our modern civil society.
The publication is a result of the European Network of Excellence CINEFOGO (Civil society and New Forms of Governance).
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-3-8329-5420-8
ISBN-Online
978-3-8452-2240-0
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
International Civil Society
Volume
6
Language
English
Pages
290
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access
Civicness in the governance and delivery of social services No access Taco Brandsen, Paul Dekker, Adalbert Evers
Civicness: from civil society to civic services? No access Paul Dekker
Civicness, civility and their meanings for social services No access Adalbert Evers
Civicness in organizations: a reflection on the relationship between professionals and managers No access Taco Brandsen
Civicness and citizen participation in social services: conditions for promoting respect and public concern No access Evelien Tonkens
Civicness and the co-production of social services in Sweden No access Victor Pestoff
Introducing civicness in steering and managing social services. Cases from long-term care No access Kai Leichsenring
Organization matters: contracting for service provision and civicness No access Ota de Leonardis
Civicness and service governance: the case of the Belgian quasi-market in the field of proximity services No access Stéphane Nassaut, Marthe Nyssens
Civicness and ownership. Volunteer Centers between state and civil society No access Håkon Lorentzen
In search of civicness: an empirical investigation of service delivery, public advocacy, and community building by civil society organizations No access Michaela Neumayr, Michael Meyer
Researching civicness contexts and conditions: the case of the Portuguese welfare mix in social services No access Sílvia Ferreira
Between market and civic governance regimes: civicness in the governance of social services in Europe No access Bernard Enjolras
Civicness and the paradoxes of contemporary governance No access Janet Newman
