Routledge handbook of civil society in Asia
This work challenges prevailing histories of the American Revolution, which place undue focus on political elites, and argues that it was ordinary citizens who cared most about the establishment of a proper, representative, publicly legitimate political process.
If the age old question of political theory was 'how do the few control the many', the postmodern version is surely 'how do the many control the few'? In other words, how do global citizens control the actions of elected representatives and unelected officials? In answer to that…
If the age old question of political theory was 'how do the few control the many', the postmodern version is surely 'how do the many control the few'? In other words, how do global citizens control the actions of elected representatives and unelected officials? In answer to that…
Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways. Guobin Yang's pioneering study maps an innovative range of contentious forms and practices linked to Chinese…
"Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways. Guobin Yang's pioneering study maps an innovative range of contentious forms and practices linked to Chines…
"Governments worldwide have lost the trust and faith of citizens and other stakeholders. A steady decline in public sector performance, a reluctance to revisit existing business models within government, and the sheer pace of technological change experienced in the past decade h…
"Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and Black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and courthouses. …
