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In every democracy, there is an invisible, open space.(see public sphere below) It lies between the citizen and the state. Between the immediate responsibilities facing each individual and the institutional responsibilities of the government. It is political, but not party political: a place where people come together and act for a greater good. And it is open to everyone, from every sector of society Common Purpose is concerned about a strong civil society and the need for good leaders who are in contact with each other.
WESTERN MARXISM
Civil society which the term used by Karl Marx and later popularized by Antonio Gramsci to describe the sphere of life defend by the church, schooling, the media and forms of popular culture, and other social institutions. The public sphere, as defined by Frankfurt School theorist Jurgen Habermas, Jurgen Habermas describes a set of institutions and public spaces that stood between civil society and the state and which mediated between public and private interests. What Habermas called the “bourgeois public sphere” consisted of literary salons and publications, pubs and cafes, and other spaces that made it possible to form a realm of public opinion that opposed state power and the powerful interests that were coming to shape bourgeois society. A vital public sphere is thus a key component of democracy for Habermas.
Prof Douglas Kellner PHD
CULTURAL MARXISM
For the Italian Marxist theorist, Antonio Gramsci, the ruling intellectual and cultural forces of the era constitute a form of hegemony, or domination by ideas and cultural forms that induce consent to the rule of the leading groups in a society. Gramsci argued that the unity of prevailing groups is usually created through the state (as in the American revolution, or unification of Italy in the 19th century), the institutions of "civil society" also play a role in establishing hegemony. Civil society, in this discourse, involves institutions of the church, schooling, the media and forms of popular culture, among others. It mediates between the private sphere of personal economic interests and the family and the public authority of the state, serving as the locus of what Habermas described as "the public sphere."
Prof Douglas Kellner PHD
MEDIA STANDARDS TRUST
Board of Trustees
The Trust is governed by a board of trustees made up of leaders of integrity selected from civil society and the media, with representatives from civil society always in the majority. The trustees reflect our diverse contemporary society and have the necessary range of skills and knowledge to lead this initiative; as individuals, they command widespread public respect for their expertise and independence.
The Board members are:
Sir David Bell (Chairman, Financial Times Group) <-----Common Purpose Trustee
Julia Middleton (CEO, Common Purpose)
Sir Cyril Chantler (Chairman, King's Fund)
Sir Robert Worcester (Founder, MORI)
Tim Waterstone (Founder of Waterstones bookstores and Daisy & Tom children's department stores)
Robert Peston (Business Editor, BBC) - <--------------- Lord Peston Labour Peer
William Davies (Goldsmiths College, London)
Roger Graef (Films of Record)
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC <---------------------------Labour Peer
John McCormick (Scottish Qualifications Authority)
The Right Reverend Stephen Platten (Bishop of Wakefield)
Geraint Talfan Davies (Chair, Institute of Welsh Affairs)
Anthony Salz (Executive Vice Chairman, NM Rothschild)
Sue Stapely (Quiller Consultants/Sue Stapely Consulting)
Amelia Fawcett (Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley)
Albert Scardino (journalist, editor) <-------------------------ex Guardian Editor
Sir Philip Otton (retired judge)
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Originally Posted by fotley 
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