Local Civil Society by Robin Mann, David Dallimore, Howard Da... - 9781447356493

Name: Local Civil Society by Robin Mann, David Dallimore, Howard Da... - 9781447356493
Brand: Bristol University Press

Bristol University Press

Local Civil SocietyPlace, Time and Boundaries\nAuthor(s): Robin Mann, David Dallimore, Howard Davis, Graham Day, Marta Eichsteller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447356493, 978-1447356493\nSynopsis\nEpdf and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.\n\nDrawing on place-based field investigations and new empirical analysis, this original book investigates civil society at local level. \n\nThe concept of civil society is contested and multifaceted, and this text offers assessment and clarification of debates concerning the intertwining of civil society, the state and local community relations. Analysing two Welsh villages, the authors examine the importance of identity, connection with place and the impact of social and spatial boundaries on the everyday production of civil society. \n\nBringing into focus questions of biography and temporality, the book provides an innovative account of continuities.