...Maiko Ichihara Despite Japan’s increasing emphasis on democracy support, the amount of foreign aid allocated to Indonesia for this purpose remains small. Furthermore, democracy support is mostly provided to state institutions, and little is provided to civil society. This article analyzes...

... slightly with China. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 Communist Party of Vietnam civil society ethnic minorities regional export hub South China Sea WILLIAM CASE Vietnam in 2015 Factional Battles, Economic Tailwinds, and Neighborhood Jitters ABSTRACT Factional...

...Aseem Prakash Dalits find themselves included in India’s markets at adverse terms, due to the lack of social networks based on caste locations. This paper argues for considering caste as a specific Indian form of civil society—as a site of accumulation. © 2015 by the Regents of the University...

...Jonathan Schwartz In this paper, I draw on pandemic preparedness and response efforts in Taiwan as a case study to argue that the Li Zhang, a straddler institution at the local level, plays a key role in facilitating state-civil society trust and cooperation in pandemic response. © 2014...

...Liu Yangyue This paper examines how Internet control strategy in Malaysia was shaped by particular forms of online political contention and by a well-coordinated online civil society. It also traces the shift of this strategy to more covert means in the 2011 Sarawak State election. © 2014...

... the rising challenges of civil society. The case of Hong Kong offers an interesting case study to the literature on hybrid regimes. © 2013 by the Regents of the University of California 2013 hybrid regimes state-society relations civil society state-business alliance governance Hong Kong...

... of transitional justice would not have happened without significant international funding and support. Email: < [email protected] >. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Cambodia civil society peace-building reconciliation Khmer Rouge Tribunal 1067 Asian Survey...

... as a source of ideas about China’s future—and the world’s. Email: < [email protected] >. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 China foreign policy strategy public intellectual civil society 617 Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 4, pp. 617 642. ISSN 0004-4687...

...Ho-fung Hung; Iam-chong Ip Hong Kong's civil society has remained vibrant since the sovereignty handover in 1997, thanks to an active defense by the democratic movement against Beijing's attempts to control civil liberties. Hong Kong is becoming mainland China's offshore civil society, serving...

...Jennifer S. Oh This article examines the impact of Korean civil society on politics since democratization. Weak mediating institutions prevent the systematic inclusion of societal actors in the policymaking process, pitting an increasingly strengthened civil society against the state. Consequently...

... and reducing the need for non-state actors such as right-wing groups. Email: < [email protected] >. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Hindu nationalism welfare politics patronage civil society India Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 2, pp. 298 320. ISSN 0004-4687...

... and patronage benefits to more marginalized segments of society. Conceptually, it argues for the importance of “political society” over “civil society,” when examining state-society relations in neoliberal, democratic India. Email: < [email protected] >. © 2012 by the Regents of the University...

...Maya Chadda The year 2011 was marked by several important developments: a massive uprising of the people, spearheaded by a powerful civil society movement for the reform of India's corrupt and criminalized democracy; an attempt by the central government to reform antiquated land acquisition laws...

... E Y WO R D S : corruption, resources, democracy, reform, civil society INTRODUCTION Thailand s relatively free print media in November 2008 carried stories indicative of the different stages of political development currently experienced by Thailand and its neighbor, Myanmar (Burma). The Irrawaddy...

...Meredith L. Weiss Activists from civil society contributed significantly to the strong performance of the opposition in Malaysia's March 2008 elections, strategizing opposition collaboration, standing as candidates, informing debates, and expanding media options. These efforts boosted...

... potentially co-opted by the government © 2009 By the Regents of the University of California NGO civil society NGO-government relations democratic governance South Korea THE LIMITS OF NGO-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA Euiyoung Kim Abstract NGOs have been a major actor in South Korea s...

...Agnes Shuk-mei Ku This article discusses the trajectory of citizenship (re-)formation in relation to governance strategies in Hong Kong. Extending Marshall's theory with a notion of democratic citizenship, it shows how the governance strategies become increasingly inadequate and how civil society's...