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‘Global Civil Society and China’ by Anthony J. Spires

  • Prof Jessica C. Teets,

Why the future of global civil society in China does not look bright.

Shrinking civic space is inevitable in Indonesia

  • Dr Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir,

Aspiring autocrats are not the only reason for diminishing civil society. Leftist elements of civil society lack capacity.

South Korea’s ‘selection and election drop’ campaigns: success and challenges

  • Dr Adam Zulawnik & Min Sunyoung ,

How a conglomerate NGO runs influential voter information campaigns on political candidates.

Parliamentary monitoring in a failing democracy: Cambodia & COMFREL

  • Jack McMahon and co-author*,

How do parliamentary monitoring organisations function when core principles of democracy are not being upheld?

Can parliamentary monitoring organisations help reverse democratic decline in Taiwan and Asia more broadly?

  • Professor Herlin Chien and James Kan,

Elections are no guarantee of democracy, but parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) in Asia and elsewhere may be game-changers.

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