Understanding of global civil society

Abstract

This paper is aimed at comprehending and explaining the concept of global civil society understood as contemporary forms of civil society being developed at transnational level. The first part of the paper presents dominant understanding of the concept of global civil society whereas the second and third part points to the most important critics and offers response thereto.

Cilj ovog rada je razumevanje i objašnjenje koncepta globalnog civilnog društva shvaćenog kao savremene forme civilnog društva koja se razvija na transnacionalnom nivou. U prvom delu rada se predstavlja dominantno shvatanje koncepta globalnog civilnog društva dok se u drugom i trećem delu rada ukazuje na najvažnije kritike i nudi odgovor na njih.