Description
This book brings a fresh, original approach to understand social action in China and Vietnam through the conceptual lens of informal environmental and health networks. It shows how citizens in non-democratic states actively create informal pathways for advocacy and the development of functioning civil societies.
Table of Contents
The Dynamic Societies of China and Vietnam Redefining Civil Society: Networks and Advocacy The Bright Future Group of People with Disabilities The China Women's Network Against AIDS Preserving Hanoi's Reunification Park The China Rivers Network Conclusion: Civil Society Networks and Political Change
