The epistemology of the concept of civil society in the West and Iranian interpretations.

• Main Authors: Zoeram, Vahid Amani, Jawan, Jayum, Lee, Yok Fee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17156/1/The%20epistemology%20of%20the%20concept%20of%20civil%20society%20in%20the%20West%20and%20Iranian%20interpretations.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17156/

The article in first part is going to review the conceptual evolution of the civil society in the western political thought. It shows how the changes of dominant discourses in political thought and social transition in the west led to change of the interpretations of civil society. In second part th...