The Problem of the Status of Global Civil Society in the Works of Certain Representatives of European Critical Theory
The Problem of the Status of Global Civil Society in the Works of Certain Representatives of European Critical Theory

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the problem of defining the status of global civil society as this problem is set in the works of certain representatives of European critical theory, in particular, Nancy Fraser, Ulrich Beck and Jürgen Habermas. The notion of national civil society was described, and the key elements indispensable for the establishment and functioning of national civil society have been identified. Based on works of the aforementioned representatives of European critical theory, it was shown that certain key elements are still missing before we can talk about a fully sophisticated global civil society. The ways of solving the problem of the status of global civil society proposed by the aforementioned representatives of European critical theory have been outlined.

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