Nongovernmental organizations are central to contemporary global governance, and their
numbers and influence have grown dramatically since the middle of the twentieth century …

Over the past quarter century new ideologies of participation and representation have
proliferated across democratic and non-democratic regimes. In Participation without …

This article looks at the development of civil society in Malaysia under competitive
authoritarian rule. It focuses on three main questions: What role does civil society play under …

This Element offers a way to understand the evolution of authoritarian rule in Southeast Asia.
The theoretical framework is based on a set of indicators (judged for their known advantages …

ABSTRACT In May 2018, the Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan or Hope
Alliance won the federal elections for the first time in the history of the country. The electoral …

Calls by political leaders, social activists, and international policy and aid actors for
accountability reforms to improve governance have never been more widespread. For some …

Internet-based media function increasingly not just for communication, but also as an
extension of the public sphere, with the potential to redistribute power among a wider range …

In the literature on post-Suharto Indonesia, an increasingly dominant stream has portrayed
the political system as being hijacked by predatory elite interests associated with the fallen …

Cyberspace offers the promise of platforms for free engagement, particularly where the
public sphere is constrained or controlled. Comparing the experiences of Malaysia …

The 14th general election (GE14) in Malaysia saw a democratic breakthrough as the
Barisan Nasional's uninterrupted rule since independence finally came to an end. This …