Civil Society and Political Change in Asia: Expanding and Contracting Democratic Space

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.

Author: Muthiah Alagappa
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 11/08/2004
Pages: 552
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.44w x 1.16d
ISBN: 9780804750974

About the Author
Muthiah Alagappa is Distinguished Senior Fellow at the East-West Center. He is the editor of Asian Security Order: Instrumental and Normative Features (Stanford, 2003), Coercion and Governance: The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia (Stanford, 2001), Asian Security Practice: Material and Ideational Influences (Stanford, 1998), and Political Legitimacy in Southeast Asia: The Quest for Moral Authority (Stanford, 1995).