Anaël Labigne The Attitudinal Dimensions of Civil

Authors: Alexander Hirschfeld

Publish Date: 2015/12/29

Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 1018-1019

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Abstract

The Attitudinal Dimensions of Civility by Anaël Labigne winner of the Emerging Scholar Award of the International Society for ThirdSector Research will fascinate those who look for a new sociological perspective on civil society Its sober and analytical reasoning brings balance to the normative view within thirdsector research according to which civil society is simply a social space beyond states and markets—a sphere of common good and personal kindnessThe study asks how the particular “art of association” Tocqueville is related to specific attitudes that can be called civil More specifically it raises the following question What kinds of voluntary engagement imply civility Conceptualizing civility Labigne relies on Edward Shils who understands it as “a belief in the possibility of a common good” p 6 Following this line of thought civility is defined as a set of liberal attitudes like universal rights tolerance and respect The particular group of people sharing

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