Civil society in authoritarian regimes: why are some civil society organisations more successful than others?

• Main Author: Sun, Wenzhen
• Other Authors: Walid Jumblatt Bin Abdullah
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Authoritarian states; Civil society; Cooperation; Contingent symbiosis; China; Vietnam
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175999
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Contrary to the belief that civil societies are to be independent of the state, some Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have demonstrated their ability to coexist with the pervasive authoritarian regimes. This paper will analyse the civil societies in China and Vietnam to uncover how these CSOs funct...