Features of civil society in the West
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_1_74
Abstract
The article presents the author’s view on the features of civil society in the Western civilizational space. Universal characteristics contained in the theory of political science do not fully describe this phenomenon. The author tried to fill the gap in the specific context of the definition of Western civil society.
About the Author
M. A. Zinovyev
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail A. Zinovyev, postgraduate student
Department of Political Science and Law
Moscow
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Zinovyev M.A. Features of civil society in the West. Обозреватель–Observer. 2025;(1):74-85. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_1_74
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