Learning Objectives
After finishing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Distinguish a nongovernmental organization from a government.
- Articulate the Tocquevillian and Gramscian theories of civil society.
- Describe civil society’s sources of power.
- Identify a transnational advocacy network in the news.
- Understand the historical origins of global civil society.
- Challenge the supposed benefits of civil society using major critiques.