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Monday, November 17, 2008

Civil Society and Human Security: South and Southeast Asian Experiences  


Edited by
V. R. Raghavan
Published by Macmillan India Ltd.
ISBN NO: 023-063-656-x

While human Security is best understood as the well being of citizens, civil society represents the space between the government and the government and the people. Civil society organizations and the state are both working for providing human security at different levels. But how has the relationship between the State and the civil society improved human security? How has it influenced the state, civil society, and human security? How has this relationship coped with regional organisations such as ASEAN and SAARC and how is this likely to evolve in the age of information technology and the Right to Information where the citizen is much more informed? How is the civil society itself changing and has it coped with the reality of ethnic, religious and other conflicts in the region?


In attempting to answer these questions, the Centre for Security Analysis organised an International Seminar on the theme Civil Society and Human Security: South and Southeast Asian Experiences in August 2007. This book which brings together papers presented and the discussions held t the seminar, is a definitive contribution to a broader understanding of the issues involved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction
V. R. Raghavan

CIVIL SOCIETY AND SECURITY : AN OVERVIEW

Civil Society and Human Security
N. Vittal

Civil Society in India
Yashvantha Dongre

Civil Society in Southeast Asia
Huang Jingyun and Joseph Chinyong Liow

'Uncivil Society?':Apostaasy, NGOs and the Narrowing of Religio-Political Space in Contemporary Malaysia
Joseph Chinyong Liow

SOCIAL SECURITY

Civil Society and Social Security: Bangladesh Context
Nehal Karim

Urban Poverty and Human Rights
Sharit Bhowmik

CONFLICT SITUATIONS

New Threat to Development/ The NGO-Fundamentalist Conflict in Bangladesh
Mokbul Ahmad

Civil Society Contribution to Peace and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka: Challenges and Deficits
Jeevan Thiagarajah

HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Civil Society's Role in Promoting Human Rights of Female Migrant Workers in Southeast Asian Countries
Braema Mathiaparanam

Civil Society- Catering to Social Justice by Creating Social Capital
Lalit Kumar

GOVERNANCE

Civil Society, Governance and Human Security in Southeast Asia: Case of the ASEAN People's Assembly
Mely Caballero-Anthony

Civil Society and Governance: An Inflection Point in India
Ramesh Ramanathan

Conclusion

Contributors


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