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List of contents
1. Introduction – civil society in the global South Palash Kamruzzaman 2. Civil Society in China: Historical Evolution, Ongoing Transformation, and Future Prospects Zixue Tai 3. Reconsidering the Concept of Civil Society: Insights from the Experiences of Thailand Thorn Pitidol 4. Re-Emerging Civic Activism: Restoring the "Eco-System" of the Armenian Civil Society Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan and Valentina Gevorgyan 5. The Changing Roles and Impacts of Civil Societies / NGOs in Nepal Medani P. Bhandari and Krishna.P. Oli 6. Civil Society in Zimbabwe: Continuity and Change Davison Muchadenyika 7. The Multiple Faces of Civil Society in India Sarbeswar Sahoo 8. The Coalescence of the Displaced: Syrian Civil Society beyond Borders Tamara Al-Om 9. Putting the T in LGBT: Trans and gender diverse (in)visibility and activism in South Africa Zaynab Essack, Natasha Van der Pol, Sandile Ndelu, Joshua Sehoole, L. Leigh Ann van der Merwe and Heidi van Rooyen 10. "Menyicil Keadilan" (Installing Justice): Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Indonesia Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem 11. Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Islamist Civil Society in Turkey Zeynep Atalay 12. Symbolic Power and Brazilian Civil Society in an Age of Globalism and Populism Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira 13. Postcolonial perspectives on civil society in Mozambique: Towards an alternative approach for research and action Abdul Ilal, Tanja Kleibl, Ronaldo Munck 14. Civil Society in Mexico: From theory to practice Alberto J. Olvera
About the author
Palash Kamruzzaman is a senior lecturer in politics and international development at the University of South Wales, UK.
Summary
Civil Society in the Global South offers diverse accounts of civil society from the Global South, authored by researchers reflecting on their observations of civil society in their own countries.
