Marc Morjé Howard

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Marc Morje Howard is an associate professor in the Government Studies Department at Georgetown University.[1] He got his MA and PhD from UC Berkley and did his undergraduate work at Yale University. He is the author the the book, Civil Society Participation in Post-Communist Europe. He is currently writing a new book for publication in 2009 on the varieties of citizenship in the European Union.[2]

[edit] Redefining civil society

Howard's major contribution to the field could be his redefining of civil society. the definition in his first chapter makes it clear that civil society is not the state, the rule of law or economics, but that does not mean there are not overlaps with these areas.

For Howard the area of civil society includes clubs, groups and organizations like church, sports teams, cultural appreciation or expression groups, artistic organizations, environmental groups, recreational groups, and support groups. The cross over with the political realm exists in organizations like political parties, lobbyist groups and political action committees. The cross over with the economic arena occurs in the form of labor unions and small business groups (and perhaps rotary clubs).[3]

[edit] Publications

  • The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • World Order After Leninism. University of Washington Press,(co-edited with Vladimir Tismaneanu et Rudra Sil)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marc Howard Homepage
  2. ^ Marc Morj Howard
  3. ^ *The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2003. Pages 20-35.
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