Civil Society Activism under Authoritarian Rule

Taylor & Francis

Civil Society Activism under Authoritarian RuleA Comparative Perspective\nAuthor(s): Francesco Cavatorta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138825949, 978-1138825949\nSynopsis\nThis book examines how civil society actors operate under authoritarian constraints, and examines how this is linked to regime change.\n\nThis book moves beyond traditional notions of civil society and explains the complexity of state-society relations in authoritarian contexts outside the framework of democratization. Rejecting a wholly normative approach, the contributors focus on the whole range of civic activism under authoritarianism, from resistance to support for the political system in place. They explain how activism under authoritarianism is subject to different structures, and demonstrate how active citizens have tried to claw back powers of expression and contestation, but also sought to create a voice for themselves as privileg.