Translated by Philipp Schwertmann for the 2004 Yearbook of the University of Goettingen "Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft" • Zivilgesellschaftlicher Purismus Welche Kräfte treiben heute die Globalisierung der Zivilgesellschaft voran? Viele Aktivisten und einige ihrer intellektuellen Unterstützer lassen keine Zweifel an der richtigen Antwort:...
Read MoreChapter 6 - pp. 92-114 - in Geneva Overholser, Kathleen Hall Jamieson (eds.) 2005 - The Press, The Institutions of American Democracy, Oxford University Press After more than half a century [1] , fresh interpretations of the vital importance of journalism...
Read MoreDrawn from lectures originally delivered at the Institute for Management and Planning, Teheran, 5th May 2004 and (in revised form) at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), 14th July 2004. The Sovereign People? Among the most taken-for-granted propositions when discussing democracy...
Read More229 pp. New York : The Modern Library, Random House. $21.95 A Book Review by John Keane From New England comes the old joke about a high school history lesson. Teacher : ‘Why did the Puritans leave England for America?' A pupil :...
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...
Read MoreDraft lecture prepared for the 9th Open Society Forum, Democracy in Europe, in America, in the World, 23 April 2004, Tallinn, Estonia. Systematic reflection on the transitions to democracy - on the problem of how democratic institutions can be built and...
Read MoreInstitute for Public Policy Research, London, 27 March 2002 Just over a decade ago, talk of the global triumph of democracy beamed around the world. Now, democracies everywhere are feeling the pinch. Enthusiasm is waning for politicians, parties and representative government....
Read MoreTranslated by Philipp Schwertmann for the 2004 Yearbook of the University of Goettingen "Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft" • Zivilgesellschaftlicher Purismus Welche Kräfte treiben heute die Globalisierung der Zivilgesellschaft voran? Viele Aktivisten und einige ihrer intellektuellen Unterstützer lassen keine Zweifel an der richtigen Antwort:...
Read MoreThere is an old rude saying that diplomats generally have such long noses that they cannot see beyond them. Robert Cooper proves that this is not necessarily the case. His published interviews, memoranda, short essays and his Breaking of Nations...
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