(My free webinar on “unlocking the hidden power of civil society” is just hours away. You can sign up here)
As individuals, we can do little against an overbearing State and its vast bureacracy, propaganda, and finances. But if we learn to effectively leverage the art of association, as French sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville so eloquently recommended, then we can put ourselves under the protection of civil society institutions, where there is strength in numbers.
To hear more about how you and I might tap into the hidden power of civil society, sign up for my free webinar by clicking here:
Unlocking the Hidden Power of Civil Society,
to be held this
Wednesday, 5th October at 7:30pm-8:30pm London time / 2:30pm-3:30pm New York time.
In this free webinar, you will
learn how governments have overstepped their authority over citizens
hear tips for unleashing the hidden power latent within civil society organisations and associations, including the power to resist unjust governments
get a chance to ask follow-up questions after a brief presentation
I hope to see you there!
Click here to sign up.
THE SPEAKER:
David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer in political and social philosophy at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. David’s academic writings include Citizenship and the Pursuit of the Worthy Life (Cambridge University Press, 2014), The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century (edited volume, Springer, 2017), and numerous articles in international peer-reviewed journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Theory, and the Journal of Business Ethics. His current book project, Civil Order After the Sovereign State, defends a more decentralised political system, including a stronger governmental role for civil society organisations. David has published dozens of opinion articles in popular media such as The Irish Times, The Conversation, GRIPT, Spiked, and Mercatornet, and appeared on TV programmes such as GB News (UK) and TV3’s Tonight Show (Ireland).
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Thank you for the webinar, David. I love your clear and calm analysis and always find it very helpful. I lost my connection with about 10 minutes to go so I don't know what other questions you addressed. I would have liked to ask you why the political lobbying route is currently so weak (I get very frustrated because I feel that if more people were prepared to make representations to politicians and, crucially, to shift their vote based on key issues, our political leaders and elected representatives would not feel as all-powerful as they do, but this never materializes...). I think we should be building up civil society in any case, as you suggest, but it is amazing to me that people almost do not feel like they have the right to protest against the State...