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The notion of debate with its opposing sides (affirmative and negative) is often seen as a partisan idea in the context of civil society. The following are offered as questions for discussion or debate: | |||
:: • Are the terms civil society and nonprofit sector synonymous? | |||
:: • | :: • Are nonprofit organizations that are fully funded by government part of civil society? | ||
:: • | :: • What role do foundations play in advancing civil society? | ||
:: • Another related question is the relation between state and government. | :: • Another related question is the relation between state and government. | ||
:: • Is U.S. civil society experiencing genuine declines in civic participation and deteriorating civil society as Robert Putnam's research suggests? The experts disagree. | :: • Is U.S. civil society experiencing genuine declines in civic participation and deteriorating civil society as Robert Putnam's research suggests? The experts disagree. | ||
:: • If, instead of a decline, U.S. civil society is experiencing a transformation as some have suggested, what changes are occurring and what implications do you see? | |||
:: • One of the most basic issues in the social sciences (perhaps ranking up there with nature-nurture) is the question of the relation of state and society. Which is more fundamental? Which precedes which logically? Empirically? Historically? Can the two terms be defined separately? | |||
:: • Some U.S. political theorists have suggested that the U.S. (as a "government of the people" does not (or cannot) have a political state distinguishable from U.S. society. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 5 March 2008
The notion of debate with its opposing sides (affirmative and negative) is often seen as a partisan idea in the context of civil society. The following are offered as questions for discussion or debate:
- • Are the terms civil society and nonprofit sector synonymous?
- • Are nonprofit organizations that are fully funded by government part of civil society?
- • What role do foundations play in advancing civil society?
- • Another related question is the relation between state and government.
- • Is U.S. civil society experiencing genuine declines in civic participation and deteriorating civil society as Robert Putnam's research suggests? The experts disagree.
- • If, instead of a decline, U.S. civil society is experiencing a transformation as some have suggested, what changes are occurring and what implications do you see?
- • One of the most basic issues in the social sciences (perhaps ranking up there with nature-nurture) is the question of the relation of state and society. Which is more fundamental? Which precedes which logically? Empirically? Historically? Can the two terms be defined separately?
- • Some U.S. political theorists have suggested that the U.S. (as a "government of the people" does not (or cannot) have a political state distinguishable from U.S. society.