Developing Civil Society

by Adjibolosoo, Senyo B-S. K.

• ISBN13: 9780754648338
• ISBN10: 0754648338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Summary

Following on from his earlier volume, Globalization and the Human Factor, Adjibolosoo focusses attention on the prospects for establishing civil society through the development of a positive human factor (HF). As civil society can neither be brought into existence by factors such as stringent legislation, economic development, political maneuvering and violent civil disobedience, nor by chance, these orthodox procedures have proved to be nothing more than unproductive quick-fix solutions. This study examines how previous social engineering programs failed because of the preoccupation with the symptoms of severe human factor decay (HFD), while the necessary conditions for a successful evolution of a principle-centered civil society, is the availability of a positive HF. Without which, no group of people can achieve and sustain civil liberties, human rights, the rule of law, sanctity and the sacredness of human life. Provocative and challenging, this book illustrates how positive human factor is essential to not only developing, but also industrialized countries. It will find a wide audience as supplementary reading for classes in political sociology, criminal justice, development studies and philosophy.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vii
Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
1 Introduction	1
PART I: FACING HUMAN CHALLENGES AND TASKS
2 Social Engineering: Survival Strategies and Techniques Since the Dawn of Human Civilization: An Overview	13	(20)
3 The Creation of Ideas and Application of Knowledge to Social Engineering	33	(26)
4 Developing Civil Society the Orthodox Way: Democratization and Constitutional Rule	59	(18)
5 Legal Proliferation and Its Implications	77	(30)
PART II: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING
6 The Impact of Human Factor Decay on the Effectiveness of Social Engineering Programs	107	(22)
7 The Failure of Human Social Engineering: The Empirical Evidence	129	(28)
PART III: THE HUMAN FACTOR FOUNDATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY
8 A Human Factor Approach to Developing Civil Society	157	(20)
9 Transforming Humanity: Human Factor Principles of Social Engineering and Community Building	177	(22)
10 The Future of Humanity	199	(12)
References	211	(12)
Index	223