The book «Civil Society or Civil War?» was prepared within the project "Active Society in Practice" The project was implemented by partner organizations "The Other Space Foundation" (Poland) and HCA - Georgia. Publication financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in the framework of the cyclical program Promotion of the knowledge about Poland. The reader can obtain information about the role, importance and the interaction of individual components of the whole complex system of civil society. Our colleagues form Poland prepared 10 short essays with analysis of several examples from the experience of transformation in Poland. The cases cover quite different by scope, thematic and involved subjects initiatives and very clearly illustrate positive as well as negative aspects. The cases were selected as the most useful for study and further application in Georgia.