Civil Society and Democratic Decline in Southeast Asia

Bünte M, Weiss ML (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien (GIGA) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, (GIGA)

Book Volume: 42

Pages Range: 297-307

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1177/18681034231212488

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 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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Marco Bünte Professur für Politik und Gesellschaft in Asien

Involved external institutions

State University of New York at Albany (UNY Albany / UAlbany) US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Bünte, M., & Weiss, M.L. (2023). Civil Society and Democratic Decline in Southeast Asia. Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 42(3), 297-307. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18681034231212488

MLA:

Bünte, Marco, and Meredith L. Weiss. "Civil Society and Democratic Decline in Southeast Asia." Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 42.3 (2023): 297-307.

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