9. Civil Society in Malaysia: An Arena of Contestations?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. About the Contributors ix
5. 1. Introduction: Civil Society in Southeast Asia 1
6. 2. Islam, Constitutional Democracy, and the Islamic State in Malaysia 27
7. 3. Cracks in the Wall of Separation?: The Church, Civil Society, and the State in the Philippines 54
8. 4. New Buddhism, Urban Space, and Virtual Civil Society 78
9. 5. Women’s Movement in the Philippines and the Politics of Critical Collaboration with the State 101
10. 6. Participation of the Women’s Movement in Malaysia: The 1999 General Election 122
11. 7. Civil Society Effectiveness and the Vietnamese State — Despite or Because of the Lack of Autonomy 144
12. 8. Relationship between State and Civil Society in Singapore: Clarifying the Concepts, Assessing the Ground 167
13. 9. Civil Society in Malaysia: An Arena of Contestations? 198
14. 10. Ethnicity and the Civil Rights Movement in Indonesia 217
15. 11. Civil Society Discourse and the Future of Radical Environmental Movements in Thailand 234
16. Index 265