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civil society  

Definition

  • Civil society is generally understood as the broad range of civic and voluntary organizations that serve as venues in which people discuss public issues and simply participate in social life. In one definition, it is “the population of groups formed for collective purposes primarily outside of the State and marketplace” (van Rooy 1998, p. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Civil Society]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GMXF2BPS-W

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