Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia

Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia addresses the role of civil society, nonprofit, philanthropic, NGO, religious and other organizations in their social context both in individual countries and in comparative perspective across East, Southeast, and South Asia.  Themes include defining the role and scope of civil society; relations between civil society and the state; NGOs in regional and country contexts; governance and accountability in civil society; civil society and religion; the political role of civil society; the role of foundations, religious philanthropy, and other philanthropic organizations; business, philanthropy and civil society; ethnography of particular civil society, NGO, community-based or other organizations; transnational civil society organizations in Asia; the legal regulation of civil society; self-regulation and accountability; Asian diasporas and civil society; and resources and fundraising for civil society.

The series is edited by Mark Sidel, Professor of Law and Faculty Scholar at the University of Iowa, who has served in program positions with the Ford Foundation in Beijing, Hanoi, Bangkok and New Delhi working on strengthening the nonprofit sector, philanthropy, and civil society and has consulted widely in the region.