The “Civil Society” Concept
CISRUL/POLITICO Workshop
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Events
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Citizens beyond corruption and crime: The case of Mexico
Dr. Trevor Stack (CISRUL Director), Irene Álvarez, Irán Guerrero, Denisse Román and Ariadna Sánchez (visiting postdoctoral researchers from Mexico) presented findings of their ESRC-funded project involving seven ethnographic researchers in Michoacán, a Mexican region heavily affected by criminal violence and corruption. Researchers and policy-makers have called for “citizen participation” or “civil society” to help address issues of crime-related violence and institutions that … Continue reading Citizens beyond corruption and crime: The case of Mexico
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Citizen Participation in Contexts of Crime-Related Violence and Institutional Fragility
ESRC-funded Workshop hosted by the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) at the University of Aberdeen Thursday 22nd November, 2018 The aim of the workshop was to present research on citizen participation within regions characterized by violence and fragile institutions, especially where related to organized crime. Researchers and policy-makers have called … Continue reading Citizen Participation in Contexts of Crime-Related Violence and Institutional Fragility
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State and sovereignty
Reading-based Political Theory Seminar
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Radicalism and the Civil Sphere
Volume co-edited by Jeffrey Alexander (Yale) and Trevor Stack (CISRUL) for Cambridge University Press, 2018 forthcoming The book focuses on modes of political action usually condemned not only by government but by organizations from churches and charities to voluntary associations and social movements, as well as in the press. And not without reason. The acts … Continue reading Radicalism and the Civil Sphere