2018
DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2018.1498170
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Civil society: Bringing the family back in

Abstract: This article explores the complex and contradictory positioning of the family within civil society literature. In some accounts, the family is seen as the cornerstone of civil society. In others, the family is positioned firmly outsideeven antithetical tocivil society. This paradox arises from the ways in which civil society is variously defined through a series of binary oppositionsin relation to each of which the family sits uneasily. And while feminist critiques have tried to bring women back into view, the… Show more

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“…Whilst feminist perspectives advocate greater recognition of women in civil society, this does not necessarily include the family (Power et al, 2018). For example, Fraser argues that male-headed families can also be problematic due to their normatively rather than communicatively achieved action contexts:…”
Section: The (Unrecognized) Importance Of Women and The Domestic Spherementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Whilst feminist perspectives advocate greater recognition of women in civil society, this does not necessarily include the family (Power et al, 2018). For example, Fraser argues that male-headed families can also be problematic due to their normatively rather than communicatively achieved action contexts:…”
Section: The (Unrecognized) Importance Of Women and The Domestic Spherementioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is clear that the paradoxical nature of theorisations of the relationship between family and civil society calls for empirical investigation. Indeed, it might be argued that the family is not only a gateway to prospective civic participation, but a site of civil society engagement itself (Power et al, 2018).…”
Section: Making Space For the Family In Civil Societymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Civil society and citizens are the main stakeholders of all the enterprise (35). The fundamental group unit of society is family moreover the extent of society de nition includes all the people who live together (36). Society can put plentiful demand on policy-makers and governments to act on issues associated with medicines (37).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While a traditional definition specifies civil society as the space between the state, the market and the family (e.g. Gellner, 1994;Celichowski, 2004), recent research points out that while the sociological unit of the family is often seen as antithetical to civil society, it is sometimes seen as a cornerstone (Power et al, 2018).…”
Section: Divergent Conceptualisations and Perspectives: 'Civil Societmentioning
confidence: 99%