The Civil Society and Governance: Discussion Notes
The Civil Society and Governance: Discussion Notes
Discussion Notes
by CK Lal
Time and Space
Personal Space
• Person
• Family
• Community
Political space
Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
• Arena of contestation res publica, public sphere or
state as constituted by its
• Site of conflict citizens’ virtuous activity
• Site of negotiation and
agreement
• Cooperation for
existence
Woman is by nature a
political animal—
Aristotle
Political space
The three-legged stool:
• State State
(government/politics)
IC
• Market (economy)