课程内容简介 本课程对公民社会与第三部门的概念特性、历史背景、治理结构、内在功能、法律框架、国内外比较和理论方法等进行系统的介绍，从而认识到公民社会与第三部门的地位和作用。分辨公民社会、第三部门的概念，了解其基本特性。从会员代表大会、理事会、监事会、秘书处等不同的治理结构出发，掌握其运行机制。介绍美国、英国、日本等国第三部门的情况，比较第三部门不同的制度安排和法律规定，从理论上解释公民社会构建的基本逻辑。

Course Introduction This course will systematically introduce the concepts and the features, historical background, governance structure, internal functions, legal framework, comparison both at home and abroad, theories and methods of civil society and the third sector. Thereby, students can realize the role and function and tell from the concepts and learn the basic features of civil society and the third sector. The course will start with different governance structure such as Congress of Members, Council, Supervisory Board and Secretariat to reveal the operation mechanism. By introducing the third sectors in USA, UK and Japan and comparing their institution arrangement and legal rules, basic logic of building civil society will be theoretically explained.