Post-modern civil society theory has now largely returned to a more neutral stance.The institution of civil society, in all its forms, is not the ancient political system.Thus, civil society is strong to the degree that those CSOs are large and powerful.Units of civil society ameliorate social problems.First, an individual can join an organization that promotes some aspect of civil society.On one level, it is hard for states to foster civil society.Michael Edwards, Civil Society - Polity, 2009.Keith Tester, Civil society - Taylor & Francis, 1992.The history of civil society.The definition of the civil society.