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Civil society and democratic decline in Southeast Asia
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Abstract This paper introduces a special issue that examines civil society and democratic decline in Southeast Asia. Using the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Cambodia as case studies, the articles in the special issue examine often divergent reactions in civil society to increasing ... view more
This paper introduces a special issue that examines civil society and democratic decline in Southeast Asia. Using the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Cambodia as case studies, the articles in the special issue examine often divergent reactions in civil society to increasing authoritarian pressures, diminishing political space, and increased repression. The paper at hand reviews the literature on concepts at the core of this inquiry, including civil society, backsliding, and diagonal accountability, and summarises the main findings of the special issue for Southeast Asia specifically and more broadly.... view less
Keywords
Southeast Asia; authoritarian system; political development; political change; civil society; repression
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 297-307
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 42 (2023) 3
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed