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It is a common theme that a vigorous democracy is inconceivable in the contemporary world without the support of a strong civil society. Civil society is widely recognized as a means of restraining and dispersing power, of opposing arbitrary rule whether of kings or modern dictators. The wide sharing of power is itself the central ingredient of successful democracy (Vanhanen 1990). Civil society, which stands between the state and the private world of the family, promotes democratic development and consolidation in many ways (Warren 2001).
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Barnes, S.H. (2002). Civil Society and Democratic Participation: Theme and Variations. In: Fuchs, D., Roller, E., Weßels, B. (eds) Bürger und Demokratie in Ost und West. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-89596-7_13
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