Civil Society and Governance in Modern India
Edited by V.R. Raghavan

Published by East West Books (Madras) Pvt. Ltd.

ISBN.NO: 81-88661-63-5

		...........An important dimension of security is the interface between civil society and governance. A broader understanding of security encompasses issues relating to good governance, which have a direct impact on the well-being of the citizen. The role of civil society is crucial in ensuring good governance. ..........The Centre for Security Analysis has developed a new focus on Civil Society and Governance in Modern India and organized a national seminar on October 5-6, 2006 in Chennai. Among the issues discussed were the role of citizens in good governance, promoting fraternity through a uniform civil code, models for governance in the troubled periphery, diminishing accountability in civil society and government, ground level assessment of civil society and governance, challenges of globalization to civil society and governance and social inequalities in Indian society. The proceedings of the seminar are covered in this book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
V. R. Raghavan

Inaugural Address
T.S. Krishna Murthy

Good Governance and Societal Security: The Role of Citizens
T. K. Oommen

A Uniform Civil Code: Promoting Fraternity in Place of Group Identities
B.G. Verghese

Governance in the Troubled Periphery: Need to Evolve Workable Models
Patricia Mukhim

Diminishing Accountability in Civil Society and Government: The Problems of Governance
S.S. Bloeria

Civil Society and Governance - On Ground
A. X. Alexander

Challenges of Globalisation: Redefining Governance and Reconstituting Civil Society
Sudha Mohan

Social Cleavages and the Problem of Governance
Satish Deshpande

Conclusion
V. R. Raghavan