The expansion of nonprofit sectors in most countries around the world during the last
decades has spurred interest in comparative research. This article documents and analyses …

This chapter reviews prior research and theory on both purposive-activity and analytical-
theoretical typologies of associations and volunteering, with some attention to related …

This book is the first monograph to provide an in-depth and multifaceted study of the
processes of ethnicization and identity construction in Malaysia, from the colonial period …

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 …

In recent years, global attention has focused on how women in communities of Muslims are
revitalizing Islam by linking interpretation of religious ideas to the protection of rights and …

In 2007, Bersih—a Malaysian social movement for “clean and fair elections”—rode a wave
of anti-government sentiment to mobilize 40,000 citizens to take to the streets. In particular …

The health care system in Malaysia has undergone a fundamental transformation over the
last two decades. This book examines this transformation and explores the pressing issues it …

In this Element, I introduce the socio-legal study of politics of rights as the theoretical
framework to understand rights in the culturally and politically diverse region of Southeast …

This essay is a critical examination of the ability of Malaysia's new media to promote political
liberalization. Drawing on a historical approach to Malaysia's political development since …

Fluffy, orange and endearing, orang-utans have won the hearts of people all over the world.
However, all sub-species are endangered in the wild with the Bornean orang-utan …