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Securitisation, nationalism and democracy: The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia
How HTI was constructed as an existential threat and banned using a process beyond the normal systems of democracy.
Civil society in hybrid regimes? The case of Iraq
The Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq has achieved change but has not led to a more robust democracy.
Health and democracy in India: Do voters care about health?
New research shows that health looms larger as a concern for Indian voters than previously assumed.
Chinese aid and new contests over the meaning of human rights in Asia
China’s notion of the ‘right to development’ will increasingly challenge other donors’ emphasis on individual civil and political rights.
VIDEO: Civil Society in Asia 4: International Conference in Melbourne (part 1)
Speakers draw attention to the diverse ways in which civil society operates, the forms it takes, the approaches it embraces, and the effects it has.
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