Jon Shefner: 2 books
The Illusion of Civil Society
Democratization and Community Mobilization in Low-Income Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Much has been written about how civil society challenges authoritarian governments and helps lead the way to democratization. These studies show that neoliberal economic policies have harmed many sectors of society, weakening the state and undermining clientelistic relationships that previously provided...
States and Citizens
Accommodation, Facilitation and Resistance to Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Globalization has been subjected to a variety of analyses over the past thirty years, ranging from examinations of homogenizing cultural trends to the pressures of economic austerity and trade relations to the declining influence of states. This volume examines how states and citizens have been able...