The Centre for Civil Society is a public policy think tank based in New Delhi, India. It was founded on August 15, 1997, as an independent, non-profit, research and educational organization. This article is about the institution. ... The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
CCS researches and conducts activities in several policy areas, including:
Civilsociety is a concept located strategically at the cross-section of important strands of intellectual developments in the social sciences.
Civilsocieties are often populated by organisations such as registered charities, development non-governmental organisations, community groups, women's organisations, faith-based organisations, professional associations, trades unions, self-help groups, social movements, business associations, coalitions and advocacy group.
Not surprisingly, 'society' was pushed to the sidelines and ultimately became a very abstract notion, relegated to the confines of sociological theorising and social philosophy, not fitting the two-sector world view that has dominated the social sciences for the last fifty years.