Civil society, crisis, and change : towards a theoretical framework

dc.contributor.authorFioramonti, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.authorThümler, Ekkehard
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-21T12:25:50Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis concluding essay frames the actual and potential role of civil society actors in terms of institutional theory, complemented by Gramscian thought. Global finance is conceived as an institutionalized field in need of structural change triggered by institutional entrepreneurs. Reviewing the nature of problems, it becomes clear that only a wide—if probably quite loose— coalition of different actors will effect the necessary profound change. However, no such coalition is in view today. Issues related to power, wealth, and ideology are put forward as a possible explanation. We then explore the relevance of Gramsci’s theory of the ‘modern prince’as a challenger of ‘cultural hegemony’ for a response to these problems. We suppose that civil society actors have a fair chance to accomplish societal reconstruction, provided that they step up the effort in a more coordinated way and take into account the inevitable conflict it will generate.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcis20en_US
dc.identifier.citationLorenzo Fioramonti & Ekkehard Thümler (2013) Civil Society, Crisis,and Change: Towards a Theoretical Framework, Journal of Civil Society, 9:2, 225-232, DOI:10.1080/17448689.2013.788938.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1744-8689 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1744-8697 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/17448689.2013.788938
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41495
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rights© 2013 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Civil Society, vol. 9, no.2, pp. 225-232, 2013. doi : 10.1080/17448689.2013.788938. Journal of Civil Society is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcis20.en_US
dc.subjectEconomic crisisen_US
dc.subjectCivil societyen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional theoryen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectCultural hegemonyen_US
dc.titleCivil society, crisis, and change : towards a theoretical frameworken_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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