Między republiką obywateli a zbiorowością petentów : kondycja społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w województwie śląskim w świetle wybranych wskaźników

Abstract

The author of the article describes the image of the Silesian civil society which is much the same as the image of the civil society in Poland. Although the number of similarities increases, the third sector becomes more and more professional, and many non-governmental organizations and institution conduct very interesting work, civic and political activity does not change and is comparatively low. Several condition influence this situation: rules of law, the form of social structure, traditions, culture and methodological factors.