Revisiting the idea(l) of global civil society in the light of human rights
| Autor | Andrés López Rivera |
| Cargo | Degree in Human and Social Sciences, with mention in Political Science by Université Lumière Lyon 2, France |
| Páginas | 229-242 |
Ius Humani. Revista de Derecho
Vol. 5 (2016), pp. 229-242. ISSN: 1390-440X — eISSN: 1390-7794
Recepción: 15-10-2016. Aceptación: 14-11-2016. Publicación electrónica: 31-12-2016
Ius Humani, vol. 5 (2016), p. 229
REVISITING THE IDEA(L) OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY IN
THE LIGHT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
REVISITANDO LA IDEA/EL IDEAL DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL GLOBAL A LA LUZ DE LOS
DERECHOS HUMANOS
Andrés López Rivera*
Abstract: In the past few decades , the proliferation of a “third sector” of
nongovernmental and non-pr ofit orga nizations tha t operate acr oss borders has
prompted a r eformulation of the concept of civil society. A number of contemporar y
studies contend that the previously state-centric civil society is becoming international,
transnational or global. Whether the emergence of an autonomous realm of wor ld
citizens is merely a projection of a cosmopolitan ideal or a real phenomenon is a
contentious issue. The pr esent article pr oblematizes the idea of a global civil society
by ana lysing its descriptive purchase a nd its normative implications. Drawing on a
constructivist approach, the paper proposes the term “ideational infrastructure” to
analyse its discursive a nd inter pretive under pinnings. The analysis finds that global
civil society is a r eification rooted in human r ights discourse as a contemporar y idea l
and a mora l aspiration.
Keywords: Ideational Infra structure, Reification, Constructivism, Globalization, Law
Evolution
Resumen: En las últimas décadas, la proliferación de un “tercer sector” conformado
por organizaciones no gubernamentales y sin fines de lucro que trascienden las
fronteras ha propiciado una reformulación del concepto de sociedad civil. Una serie de
estudios contemporáneos sostienen que la sociedad civil estado-céntrica se está
volviendo internacional, transnacional o global. Si la aparición de una esfera autónoma
* Degree in Human and Social Sciences, with mention in Political Science by Université
Lumière Lyon 2 (France) and Master Global Politics by London School of Economics and
Political Science (London). Professor of Social Sciences in Universidad de Los Hemisferios
(Quito, Ecuador). andresl@uhemisferios.edu.ec
This paper was presented in the I Congreso de Derecho & Humanidades en homenaje a Juan
Larrea Holguín, held from June 30 to July 2, 2016. The paper fulfills the requirements of the
double blind peer review procedure.
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