UID:
almahu_9949501414302882
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 154 pages).
ISBN:
9781003323303
,
1003323308
,
9781000867299
,
1000867293
,
1000867374
,
9781000867374
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in conflict, security and development
Content:
"This book examines transnational civil-society-based democracy-promoting resistance activities in Asia in a global era, focusing on the cases of Myanmar and Palestine. The work contributes to our understanding of the nexus between globalization, power and democracy by examining: (i) the ways in which globalization/global governance are influencing various resistance practices of the civil societies in Myanmar and Palestine, and what this means for local democracy promotion; and (ii) the ways in which these two civil societies influence and have a democracy-promoting impact on their respective communities. It is guided by the overarching question of how civil-society-based resistance contributes to local democracy in Myanmar and Palestine. The book is structured as follows: both civil resistance cases begin with an overview of each country's non-violent resistance history, and the findings are then presented for the two cases, i.e., the pro-democracy movements in the Saffron uprising in Myanmar and the Bil'in village struggle against the Israeli Security Barrier plans to build through their farmlands. Then follows a presentation of the life-story interview made with two members from the respective campaigns. A concluding chapter proposes some new theoretical insights for how civil resistance can impact on democracy. The book empirically and theoretically contributes to our understanding of how civil-society-based resistance and democracy interrelate in a global era. This book will be of much interest to students of civil resistance, democracy, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations in general"--
Note:
Civil resistance and its democratising qualities -- The resistance history of Burma/Myanmar -- The Saffron Uprising -- Yee Yee Htun -- The resistance history of Palestine -- The Bil'in campain -- Ashraf Abu Rahmah -- Conclusions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Schulz, Michael, 1960- Civil resistance and democracy promotion Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9781032346755
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003323303
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003323303
