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Civil Society in Southeast
Asia
edited by Lee Hock Guan, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
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This volume asserts that western
conceptions of civil society do not always apply in Asia. The concept of
‘civil society’ has all the characteristics of an essentially
contested concept. As such, despite the numerous discussions of and
publications on this concept, no universally agreed-upon definition of
civil society is likely to prevail, probably ever. In the non-western
countries, ambiguities in both the theories and practices of civil society
are invariably generated by the varied and contested meanings of the
concept of the western tradition itself. Moreover, the varied non-western
contexts that formed and informed the concept differ a great deal from
those found in western societies.
This volume shows that the Southeast
Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)
provide an excellent example where diverse colonial histories, ethnic,
religious and cultural mix, economic developments, and state regimes
readily offer a crucible to demonstrate how these factors would interact
to shape the form and composition of civil society.
Contents
Introduction: Civil Society in Southeast Asia by
Lee Hock Guan
Islam, Constitutional Democracy, and the ‘Islamic State’ in Malaysia
by Patricia Martinez
Cracks in the Wall of Separation?: The Churches, Civil Society, and the
State in the Philippines by John J. Carroll
New Buddhism, Urban Space and Virtual Civil Society by Jim Taylor
The Women’s Movement in the Philippines and the Politics of Critical
Collaboration with the State by Carolyn I. Sobritchea
The Ambiguities of the Women’s Movement’s Participation in the 1999
Malaysian General Election by Lai Suat Yan
Civil Society Effectiveness and the Vietnamese State - Despite or Because
of the Lack of Autonomy by Russell Hiang-Khng Heng
The Relationship Between State and Civil Society in Singapore: Clarifying
the Concepts, Assessing the Ground by Gillian Koh & Ooi Giok Ling
Civil Society in Malaysia: An Arena of Contestations? by P. Ramasamy
Ethnicity and the Civil Rights Movement in Indonesia by Thung Ju Lan
Civil Society Discourse and the Future of Radical Environmental Movements
in Thailand by Chantana Banpasirichote
Index
Published by NIAS Press
Publ. 2004, 276 pp.
ISBN 978 87 91114 54 0, paperback, £17.99
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