Globalization and Civil Society or “Global Civil Society”

OpenAlex · İngilizce

The idea of civil society has brought along various meanings and concepts in the historical process. Civil society, which gained more importance with the modern era, has gained a complex structure with globalization, which is a much more visible process in the 21st century. In particular, cultural diversity, the existence and demands of different social groups in social life, social movements, transportation and communication facilities; differentiated globalization and civil society. This, in a way, has led to a broader reading of political life. In this study, the ties and relationship between globalization, a historical process and reality, and the concept of civil society emerged in the 21st century has been tried to be revealed. For this purpose, the historical development of civil society has been included in the study. In the following sections, the issue of globalization, democratization and civil society has been discussed and finally, inferences regarding the perception of global civil society which constitute the body of the study have been made.