Politics of Civil Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16624802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amara Pongsapich (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 1999 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 325-335 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeast Asian affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-5437 • E-ISSN: 1793-9135 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/seaa99s |
| OpenAlex | W2075831825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In 1973, Thai civil society made its impact felt in a most dramatic way, when students overthrew a military-led government. Since then, civil society has played a major role in Thailand's evolving democracy. Its influence has been strength ened by the economic crisis that engulfed the country from July 1997, and the related promulgation of a new constitution in October that year. While political scientists still debate over a definition of civil society, there is broad agreement that it refers to various organizations and institutions that are independent of government and the state, but able to exert influence on it. Independent case-oriented groups, professional groups, labour and student organizations, business federations, and institutions such as a free press, are all important components of civil society. Civil society may seek to influence governments by a range of tactics, from co-operative working together to out right opposition. Most analysts accept, however, that the state (government and bureacracy) cannot be part of civil society
Civil society · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |