... in the Islamic Republic and other grievances about the reach of an overbearing state and perceived social and political injustices. The erosion of civil society has made it difficult to sustain the protests’ momentum, as the state moves to co-opt businesses and the public into enforcing its decrees...

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... was also involved in distributing vitamins for pregnant women and assisted psychologists treating depression in rural communities. [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Central Asia Kyrgyzstan women’s rights activism Islam civil society...

... points of convergence. He advocated for a masyarakat madani , or constructive rather than combative Islamist civil society. Anwar has irrevocably unsettled the Malaysian political order . Then Thailand’s currency, the baht, collapsed in July 1997 after months of speculative attacks...

... gender expectations. Now, the state is suppressing feminist activists while adopting some of their proposals into law and policy. [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 China women’s rights feminism gender Chinese Communist Party civil society...

... of national, regional, and global forces. © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 [email protected] Nigeria universities education civil society migration “Any restorative strategies must take into account the fact that this erosion has taken place over a long...

... to start a business and network with other successful people. Guatemala Pentecostalism evangelicals religion violence civil society Guatemala has a unique contemporary history, defined by a protracted armed conflict. This government-sponsored war of counterinsurgency against a small...

...Stephen Meyers The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities represents an important innovation in international law. For the first time, states are legally obligated to seek the advice of civil society organizations representing rights-holders in the development of legislation...

... continued and even expanded the military’s domestic deployment, while the number of those who have disappeared or been killed keeps rising. © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Mexico public memory memorials violence justice civil society “These are public acts...

... about the culture of social media, the weakening of old forms of solidarity, and the rise of a new generation of activists steeped in new rules and technologies of civic engagement. #EndSARS marks the possible ascent of an inorganic civil society with profound implications for Nigerian democracy...