The Future of Global Civil Society in Our Contemporary World

ALI Usman D.; YAHAYA Garba S.¹

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.5 , Issue.1 , pp.51-57, Jan-2019

Online published on Jan 31, 2019

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Abstract :
This paper assesses global civil society, how global civil society was emerged from historical point of view. The paper explains the linkages between governance and global civil society, the institutions, functions/roles and the challenges of global civil society. The paper argues that global civil society operates beyond state territories and the reach of sovereign national government. The findings shows that global civil society plays a very important role in molding our daily lives, from how we relate to the policies that guide laws and regulations in the society, authoritarian regimes in third countries give little room for global civil society to growth and developed independently, there is a distrust between the globally civil societies and government in power and is fueled by rivalry and antagonism, religion has an impact on the development, functions and growth global of civil society, colonialism in third world countries also retard the development of global civil society. Finally the paper offers recommendations and suggestions that could help to maximize the benefits of global civil society.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Global, Civil Society, Governance, Roles, Challenges

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