Abstract
This article describes the concept of civil society, which is more
popular among the Muslims as Madani Society. The position
of civil society is construct by the formation of various social
institutions, particularly the non-government organizations.
Non-Government Organization, which has autonomy and
control of process’s government activities, is essential for the
creation of Madani Society. Pluralism, Freedom of speech and
expression, and control’s function are the important elements of
democracy. It is apparent that there is a close connection between
democracy and civil society. There will be no democracy without
the development of civil society.
Intisari
Artikel ini menjelaskan tentang konsep civil society (masyarakat
madani). Keberadaan masyarakat madani ditandai dengan
terbentuknya lembaga-lembaga sosial atau organisasi-organisasi
di luar negara, yang memiliki otonomi relatif dan memerankan
fungsi kontrol terhadap proses penyelenggaraan kehidupan
kemasyarakatan dan kenegaraan. Pluralisme, kebebasan relatif,
dan fungsi kontrol ini merupakan bagian dari unsur-unsur
penting dalam konsep demokrasi. Dengan demikian, menjadi
jelas kaitan antara demokrasi dan civil society, atau dengan kata
lain, salah satu ciri demokrasi adalah muncul bangunan civil
society.
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