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Civil society tends to become a sort of artificial reservoir for an endangered species: the democratic intellectual, protected by the international institutions

— Olivier Roy

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Neera Chandhoke

Neera Chandhoke is professor of political science at the University of Delhi. Her books include State and Civil Society: Explorations in Political Theory (Delhi, Sage, 1995), Beyond Secularism: the rights of religious minorities (Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1999), and The Conceits of Civil Society (Delhi, Oxford University Press 2003)

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What the hell is 'civil society'?

As popular movements sweep much of the world, the term “civil society” can be heard on many lips. Michael Edwards of the Ford Foundation has written a short book on the three meanings of the concept. Neera Chandhoke, from New Delhi, casts a sceptical eye over his argument.

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