Andronova I.V.
CONCEPTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN WEST THEORIES ^{[№ 12 ' 2004]}
The conception of civil society in a context of modern political theory is regarded in this article. The author compares different normative models of democracy and different institutes of civil society. Theories of civil society, originated in XIX-XX centuries are analyzed here, also general positions, presented in works of Yu. Khabermas, M. Polanya, R. Darendorf and other scientist are distinguished here.

Andronova I.V.
CIVIL SOCIETY: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOOTINGS OF INVESTIGATION ^{[№ 7 ' 2004]}
Theoretical and methodological footings of the formation of the 'civil society' political category. Comparison of different points of view gives the author the possibility to differentiate civil, economical and political societies. Actually civil society occurs as one of the aspects of a person's ways of behavior which allows us to see the world as the conscious creation of associations and life in these associations.