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Everyone is part of this global civil society whether we know it or not. A global civil society is formed when people fight together for a common goal all over the world via the Internet. the Internet and the World Wide Web allows peoples voices to be heard both domestically and internationally. On a larger scale it helps create transnational social movements that protect the local citizens and promote social justice. On the smaller scale they consist of neighbourhood communities which are networked organizations which represent the people’s interest.
In the article “International Institutions, the State and Global Civil Society in Age of the World Wide Web” by Craig Wakentin, he defines the civil society as “a set of ideologically variable mechanisms or channels of opportunity of political involvement”. What this means is a society that is not state-centric (where the decisions are only made by the government) but consist of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), charities, organizations, etc. that are more people centred. These people all share a common interest or believe in a common value. They take actions and protest against people and government who go against their beliefs. The Internet and the World Wide Web increases the effectiveness of NGOs and helps facilitates the communication of the networked society and politics. For example, the Ukrainian Orange Revolution used the help of mobile phones and the Internet to facilitate to revolution.
However, the downside of the Internet being so effective is that anyone can take advantage of it. The article “Cyber warriors: activist and terrorists turn to cyberspace” by Dorothy Denning talks about how terrorist and hackers use cyber space to cause destruction and show anger to the government and other institutions.
As new technologies and advancements of the internet and the World Wide Web continue the global civil society will develop further.
For my map I chose the World Wildlife Foundation and their head offices all over the world. Their mission statement is “To stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature”
