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• Civil Society


  Means non-governmental, private, voluntarily organized associations or institutions of the people, through which they try to secure their needs, desires, and objectives
• Civil Society


  Refers to the voluntary organizations corporate bodies, socially active groups, and firms working in each society
• Civil Society


  Refers to the effective presence of non-governmental autonomous groups and all non-governmental organizations and groups working for securing public interest and welfare by their self-efforts
• Civil Society


  Comprised of groups or organizations working in the interest of citizens but operating outside the government and for-profit sectors
• Civil Society


  Also known as civil sector or third sector
• Civil Society


  Even opposes the wrong politics, decisions, and projects of the government. It depends on constitutional, peaceful, and legal method of action
• State


  • The sovereign organized single political community of all the people living in a definite territory who have an organized government
• Civil Society


  • Works outside the state structure and belongs to the realm of autonomous associations and groups formed by individuals in their capacity as private citizens
• Society


  • The entirety of all public and private relations and interactions among all the people of the society
• Civil Society


  • Consists of the activities and relations of all non governmental autonomous voluntary organizations and private institutions of the people
• Social Movements


  A type of group action. Large, sometimes informal, groupings of individuals or organizations which focus on specific political or social issues. They carry out, resist or undo a social change
• Features of Social Movements


  • It is an effort by a group
  • Aims to bring or resist change in society
  • May be organized or not
  • It may be peaceful or violent
  • Its life is not certain. It may continue for a long period or it may die out soon
• A Successful Social Movement Must Possess

  • Effective organization
  • Great number of members
  • Financial support
  • Proper allocation of tasks connected to the movement
  • Coordination of all personnel assigned to specific roles
  • Strong leader