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Civil society activism in authoritarian contexts : (re)structuring state-society relations in Vietnam

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There is a sizeable lacuna in the literature on civil society activism in authoritarian contexts. My research aims to address this gap by offering a conceptual framework that covers two contrasting forms of activism, i.e. NGO- and citizen-led activism. In particular, the thesis provides a detailed ethnographic account of both NGO- and citizen-led activism in Vietnam and reflects upon the politics of evolving state-society relations in the same country. Analytically, drawing on the relational approach to civil society and mainstream social movement theories, the research focuses on legitimacy, autonomy, as well as formality and informality as the defining characteristics of civil society activism. This framework is applied in the context of Vietnam but arguably can be applied in other authoritarian contexts. This is because these concepts are not only grounded in theories, for they are validated and triangulated through my data collection and analysis.

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  • Anh, Vu Ngoc, 2017. "Civil society activism in authoritarian contexts : (re)structuring state-society relations in Vietnam," OSF Preprints rh9cg, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:rh9cg
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/rh9cg
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