Despite the dominant narrative of the repression of civil society in China, Civil Society under
Authoritarianism: The China Model argues that interactions between local officials and civil …

Many analysts contend that participation in the Sichuan earthquake relief efforts
strengthened Chinese civil society. I examine these claims based on interviews with civil …

The present book interrogates the acts and social practices involving violence in the
freshmen orientation program. The freshman orientation week is typically an exciting and …

Academic literature has extensively analysed the impact of political and cultural factors on
civil society. However, the influence of economic change on the infrastructure and features …

This volume is the second in the Governance, Conflict, and Civic Action series. To discuss
the state of civil society, the 10 articles in Ethnic Activism and Civil Society in South Asia …

In densely populated coastal wetlands with rich biodiversity, multiple, but generally
competing, economic activities are common. This paper adopts a polycentric perspective to …

This book examines in rich detail the lives, struggles, and strategies of South Asian activists
seeking to advance various political, social, and environmental causes. Through a series of …

The power granted to the courts, both in a nation's constitution and in practice, reveals much
about the willingness of the legislative and executive branches to accept restraints on their …

This volume is the second in the Governance, Conflict, and Civic Action series. To discuss
the state of civil society, the 10 articles in Ethnic Activism and Civil Society in South Asia …

Corruption in public procurement has been a menace to the innocent poor citizens through
denial of better services. While many good legislation and institutional frameworks have …