1. The Centrality of Markets During the modernization of the concept of civil society that took place in the Atlantic region between the years 1776 and 1848, every commentator on commodity production and exchange thought of markets as an organizing principle...
Read MoreAn English synopsis of the PhD by Ramón Feenstra University Jaume I of Castellon (Spain) January 2010 INTRODUCTION There are essentially two basic reasons for the preeminent position that reflection on civil society has acquired among theorists of democracy today. The first of these is...
Read MorePresentation for ‘Neglecting Children and Youth: Democracies at Risk’, a seminar held at The University of Sydney, 5 November 2008. -> Read lecture in PDF format -> The article is published as a book chapter in The Golden Chain: Family, Civil Society and...
Read MoreComments delivered by John Keane at the Conference ‘Aging, Family, Civil Society, Politics’, Dresden, 1st February 2008. Abstract With life expectancy continuing to rise steadily, questions concerning the social and political conditions of the elderly move to the centre of contemporary democratic...
Read MoreLecture prepared for the II Encontros de Mondariz Balneario - Organized by Fundación Carlos Casares . Second Session - Tuesday 21st September 2004 The text of this lecture is in Spanish. O profesor John Keane é Catedrático de Teoría Política da Universidade de...
Read MoreA Place for All? Comparing Civil Societies in Scotland and Northern Ireland , Wednesday 8th September 2004 Some months ago, atop a red double-decker bus near my home in north London, I overheard a mother reprimand her young teenage son, who...
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