Civil society and political change in Asia : expanding and contracting democratic space / edited by Muthiah Alagappa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alagappa, Muthiah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--Asia.

Civil society.

Democratization--Asia.

Democratization.

Non-governmental organizations--Asia.

Non-governmental organizations.

Social movements--Asia.

Social movements.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxii, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This book is the first comprehensive, systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia- change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: Certain types of civil society organizations support democracy, but others have the potential to undermine it.

Contents:

Part I Conceptual Perspective

1 Civil Society and Political Change: An Analytical Framework / Muthiah Alagappa 25

Part II Legitimate Civil Society: Negotiating Democratic Space

2 Indonesia: Transformation of Civil Society and Democratic Breakthrough / Edward Aspinall 61

3 The Philippines: Fractious Civil Society and Competing Visions of Democracy / Jennifer C. Franco 97

4 South Korea: Confrontational Legacy and Democratic Contributions / Sunhyuk Kim 138

5 Taiwan: No Civil Society, No Democracy / Yun Fan 164

6 India: Expanding and Contracting Democratic Space / Amitabh Behar, Aseem Prakash 191

7 Japan: Social Capital Without Advocacy / Robert Pekkanen 223

Part III Controlled and Communalized Civil Society: Challenging and Reinforcing the State

8 Malaysia: Construction of Counterhegemonic Narratives and Agendas / Meredith L. Weiss 259

9 Sri Lanka: Ethnic Domination, Violence, and Illiberal Democracy / Neil Devotta 292

10 Singapore: Engagement and Autonomy Within the Political Status Quo / Suzaina Kadir 324

Part IV Repressed Civil Society: Penetrated, Co-opted, and Avoiding the State

11 Pakistan: Civil Society in the Service of an Authoritarian State / Aqil Shah 357

12 Burma: Civil Society Skirting Regime Rules / Kyaw Yin Hlaing 389

13 China: The Limits of Civil Society in a Late Leninist State / Mary E. Gallagher 419

14 The Nonstate Public Sphere in Asia: Dynamic Growth, Institutionalization Lag / Muthiah Alagappa 455

15 Civil Society and Democratic Change: Indeterminate Connection, Transforming Relations / Muthian Alagappa 478.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0804750610

0804750971

OCLC:

55624615