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Creating a Democratic Civil Society in Eastern Germany
The Case of the Citizen Movements and Alliance 90
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Creating a Democratic Civil Society in Eastern Germany
The Case of the Citizen Movements and Alliance 90
About this book
This book examines normative theories of civil society and deliberative democracy by using a case study of the East German 'citizen movements' that led the democratic opposition against the communist regime. These movements espoused political ideals and engaged in public activities with striking affinities to recent normative theoretical conceptions of civil society. Tracing the history of the citizen movements from the 1970s through the 1990s, this study analyzes their attempts to transform German politics through a 'politics of civil society.' This case reveals the democratic potential of civil society theories as well as the obstacles facing the realization of alternative visions of democracy in contemporary liberal democracies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Interviews
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Reemergence of Civil Society as a Concept of Democratic Politics
- Chapter Two: Civil Society, Public Spheres, and Democratic Deliberation
- Chapter Three: Political Dissidence and Civil Society in Pre-1989 East Germany
- Chapter Four: Institutionalizing Civil Society During the GDR's Democratic Transition
- Chapter Five: Citizen Movement or Political Party? Alliance 90 (1990–93)
- Chapter Six: Integrating Citizen Movement Politics: Democratic Possibilities and Practical Limitations
- Chapter Seven: What Happened to the Citizen Movements? Political Transformations and Democratic Legacies
- Chapter Eight: Civil Society Politics Between Ideal and Reality
- Notes
- Index