civil society

civil society Order Description In the two papers provided for this essay, social philosopher, Francis Fukuyama and political scientist, Kenneth Newton, take contrasting views on the role of social capital and trust in civil society and politics. You are to write a comparative analysis of these two papers and discuss the pros and cons of each of the two approaches in the context of what you understand by the term ‘civil society’. You may also refer to the readings provided for Week 1 and the lecture slides. Fukuyama, F., “Social capital, civil society and development”, Third World Quarterly, Vol 22, No 1, pp 7–20, 2001 Newton, K., “Trust, civil society, social capital and democracy”, International Political Science Review (2001), Vol 22, No. 2, 201–214