https://i126.fastpic.org/big/2025/1116/3e/0735b7efe930d5d9be27cffda2d8193e.avif
Hongzhou Zhang | 2022 | ISBN: 1682508021 | English | 326 pages | True PDF | 15 MB
Civil society, and the numerous non-profit and non-governmental movements and organisations that make up part of it, have played a critical role in societal transition in general, and knowledge creation, interpretation, and dissemination in particular. Civil society organisations provide a voice for society's disorganized and voiceless segments. They raise social awareness and advocate for change by empowering local communities to create new programmes to meet their own needs. In order to develop policy and implement new strategies, civil society collaborates with the government. Furthermore, civil society creates "social capital" by allowing participants to form relationships and make connections based on their values, behaviors, and beliefs. Instrumentalism is how today's governments view the importance of knowledge, information, education, and solidarity. They are modern elements with a limited application value. Modernization has also become increasingly equated with technology, which is supposed to change the structure of industries and provide citizens with new social cohesion and participation opportunities. However, where the collective capacity for action is limited, both the information society and civil society ideas aim to strengthen the competitive elements of efficiency and control. On a political level, the knowledge-based society has given way to the information society, in which the techno-economic paradigm is expected to be socially neutral and progressive. Because of the rise of new hierarchies and exclusions, it is necessary to consider why efforts to create a socially inclusive information society have failed.
The book focuses on the role of civil society in the creation, dissemination, and interpretation of knowledge in geographical contexts. Civil society often has an important stake in the social and economic transformation of regional communities. Local civic organizations, foundations, associations and philanthropists as well as locally engaged corporations are in many ways involved in the development and shaping of their local environment. They raise awareness of social issues and advocate for change, empowering local communities to develop new programs to meet their own needs. Ensuring good governance, civil society works hand-in-hand with the government, striving to develop policy and implement new strategies. This book takes a broad perspective on civil society with a focus on practices, including philanthropic activities as well as corporate engagement.
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