Building an Ethical Civil Society Dr' M' H' Qazi SI,TI

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Building an EthicalCivil SocietyDr. M. H. Qazi
(SI,TI)
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Concepts and Meanings
Civilization Culture Community State and Society
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CivilizationState of development in human
society that is socially, politically, culturally
and technologically advanced.CultureIndicates
customs, values and ideas of a particular
civilization or a social group.
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• CommunityA group of people living in a
  particular place.Biological meaning.StateA
  territory governed by single political
  body.SocietyPart of mankind constituting a
  single human population.

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• Civil Society Origin and definition
• Adam Ferguson
• Hegel (Dialectical Relationship)
• Marxism (Hegelian Left)
• Shift to culture, society and politics
  (Hegelian Right)
• (contd.,)

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• Civil Society
• It is distinct from state and family.
• It refers to arena of free collective action
  around shared interests purposes and values.
• It occupies diversity of spaces.
• (Contd.)

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• It is composed of the following
• Non-Government Organizations
• Charities
• Community Groups
• Women Organizations
• Faith Based Organizations
• Professionals Associations
• Trade Unions
• Self Help Groups
• Social Movements
• Business Associations, and
• Advocacy Groups

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Example of Civil Society Institutions
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Networking and Civil Society
No Networking
Networking
Civil Society Organizations
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Civil Society Organizations in Pakistan

• Registered 56,000 (62)
• Unregistered 38

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Sectoral Composition
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Civil Society Role of NGOs

• Independent of State
• Voluntary contribution of time and money
• Work for public benefits
• Non profit
• Institutionalized

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The Role of Education in the making of an Ethical
Civil Society
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Civil Society State
Present hierarchy Down Stream
Benevolent State
State
Hierarchy up Stream
Sees to all needs of Society , individual effort
curtailed
Hovers over disorganized society
Balance of Power
Self organized Society
Low Social Capital
Negative Social Capital from
(Religion)
Liberal democracy
Devolution
Inefficient local Government
Devolution
Efficient local government
Pervasive Corruption
Dense Civil Society
Networked
Family favored, Others neglected
Multi tier Moral system
Social Capital
Chaos
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How Ethical Civil Society Acts
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Concluding Remarks
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