%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Civil Society within the Democracy
%A Goga Gina Livioara
%J EIRP Proceedings
%D 2009
%I Danubius University
%X The consolidation and development of the lawful state cannot be accomplished without anactive and functional civil society. A functional civil society is the basis of democracy, because ademocracy in which the individuals cannot express their opinions and organize in different kinds oforganizations cannot be considered a democracy. Within the totalitarian states, the existence of a civilsociety cannot be conceived, as the individual¡¯s freedom is constrained. In the present context, the realityof Europe¡¯s liberal democracies is that they are in a strong governmental deadlock, cause by the existenceof a political system in which there isn¡¯t an active civil society or at least a civil society that does notaccept inequalities and government injustice. A corrupt society has at the other pole a weak civil society.The civil society¡¯s role is to monitor and get involved in the corruption issues, being part of the systems ofnational integrity. The society¡¯s welfare in general is reduced in the long run to the citizen¡¯s role, at anindividual level. The ideal citizen must show an interest and participate in the political life, express hispoint of view and get actively involved in the community¡¯s life, helping his neighbours and collaboratingwith the others.
%K citizen
%K law
%K state
%K European Union
%U http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/362/339