Establishing and Managing Global Civil Society

Contents: 1. Civil society, its nature, its past and future. Appendix. Some recent writing on civil society. 2. Understanding global civil society. 3. What the world needs now? 4. A global network to curb corruption. 5. Managing global civil society. 6. Situating global citizenship. 7. Media, cultural citizenship and the global public sphere. 8. Late modern civil society. 9. How to build a good small NGO. 10. Annotated bibliography.

"Global Civil Society plays real and enduring role in twenty first century. It therefore becomes important to understand its definition, role, management and above all how an NGO is established.

They need to recognize that their new influence imposes new responsibilities. Above all those involved in transitional civil society networks must become far more transparent, who they are, what they are doing and why they are doing.

Aim of this book is to make available to our readers best material for understanding, establishment and management of the global civil society. In selecting the essays efforts have been made to confirm to the course contents of the various examinations." (jacket)