Civil society and its role in the constitutional amendment

Abstract

   The concept of civil society was distinguished by new meanings that were clearly manifested in political thought, through the development of the concept of the nation-state to the modern state, and the transformations that took place on the latter affected the structure of the international system, and the implications of globalization in its various forms, as well as the impact of the digital revolution and the development of information and communication technology. These implications had multiple ideological dimensions, mainly directed towards neoliberalism, which called for reducing the role of the state and limiting its interference in the economic field, and from it its impact extended to the political field, this opened the way for the third sector (civil society) to contribute to the process of political development and the transformation industry, This is done through playing a central role in the constitutional reform process, as well as to complete the process of democratic construction, deepening the strips of peaceful and sound democratic political practice, and creating an open political community that believes in an effective democratic value system.

Key words: peaceful, civil society, constitution, democracy, governance .