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Civil Society, a way to make politics.

Political Communications

- It is a non governmental organization working to benefit society.

- Expresses the will of the people, the citizens.

Definition

1. Vertical accountability. Checking and correcting the abuse of power.

2. Movilizing against an authoritarian rule.

3. Stimulating political and civil participation

Functions of Civil Society

“Civil society are large schools, where all members of the community go to learn the general theory of association.”

Tocqueville said:

1. Inculcate democratic norms, values, practices.

2. Articulate and represent interests.

3. Form horizontal relations

4. Generate social ties

5. Form new political leaders.

What does Civil Society do?

1. Vote monitoring

2. Counter corruption

3. Parliament watch, budget watch.

4. Local empowerment.

5. Democratic institutional reforms.

6. Educates people, disseminate ideas, information.

It promotes:

• Includes social media -> blogging organizations

• Resolve political, social, ethnic, religious conflicts.

• Promotes community development

• Strenghten the state in democratic terms.

Civil society generates: Norms, Trust and Networks that

Facilitate Cooperation,

Constructing what is called Social Capital.

Robert Putnam wrote:

Should endeavor in:

1.Control corruption.

2.Implement laws and rules impartially.

3.Generate public foods rather than private goods.

4.Produce sustained economic development.

5.Mitigate social and economical inequality.

Political Communication agents

Civil societies to protect and institute:

1.Democracy: Rule of the people.

2.Republicanism: Political institutions of horizontal accountability and rule of law.

3.Liberalism: Protection of individual liberties.

4.Citizenship: Norms and structures of the civic community.

Communicators should form

Political participation bring trust and abidingness toward the law, public compromise,

Brings legitimacy

And therefore economic prosperity.

Why to participate in a Civil Society

Civil Community

Social distrust

And a corruptive social spiral.

Uncivil society may cause:

With the use of ICT’s it has never been so cheap to unite people in sharing and collaborate with ideas.

• It is easy now to find those who share your interests and concerns and work together, with ideas and visions.

• As Gandhi said: “Be the change you want to be”

• Like for example Yoanni Sanchez, in her blog Generation Y.

• Please prepare a report on this blog:

• http://lageneraciony.com/

Be that change that we all need.