Civil Society and the Theory of Democracy: a View From Intellectual Heritage of the XX-th Century

Abstract

In the given article, the author analyses the evolution of the concepts of civil society and political activism in western political science in their interrelationship with development of liberal democracy theory. Basing on wide array of political theories the author follows the main paradigm of the discussions on democracy that is constitutive for western political science.

Keywords

• гражданское общество
• демократия
• политические институты
• политическая теория