Trayectoria y potencial político de la idea de sociedad civil

Abstract

THE AIM OF THIS ESSAY IS TO REFLECT ON THE INTELLECTUAL TRAJECTORY OF THE CONCEPT OF CIVIL SOCIETY (CS) AND TO SPECIFY ITS HEURISTIC VALUE IN RELATION TO POLITICS. THE AUTHOR SHOWS HOW THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN USED BY CERTAIN CLASSICAL AUTHORS AND THEN HOW IT HAS REEMERGED IN MORE RECENT DISCUSSIONS THAT REGARD THE POLITICAL ACTIVATION OF CS AS A CONTINUATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION. THE ARTICLE ENDS WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THE IMAGE OF AN ARCHIPELAGO OF CIRCUITS CAN BE USED TO EXTEND POLITICS BEYOND THE TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE LIBERAL IMAGINARY.