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Civil Society in the Philippines: Theoretical, Methodological and Policy Debates
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Civil Society in the Philippines

Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research, this book provides a path-breaking account of civil society in the Philippines. It challenges the widespread belief in political science and development studies literature that civil society in developing countries is an institutional arena in which the poor can challenge and reverse their social, economic and political marginalization. The book goes on to argue that Philippine civil society is a captive of organised elite interests and anti-developmental in its impacts, helping elites to oppose the initiatives of reform-minded governments and to protect their interests.

In contrast to literature suggesting that the character of civil society is a function of regime type and hence evolves in a path-dependent manner, the book explores the history of Philippine civil society between 1571 and 2010, and suggests that civil society is primarily a function of the evolving political economy of a country and the resulting social structure. It argues that civil society in nascent democracies such as the Philippines develops in a distinctly non-linear manner, largely independently of regime type or regime development. As a result, it argues, democratization in low income countries does not lead inevitably to broader participation and empowerment through civil society expansion, as many academics, activists and donor representatives suggest.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian history and politics, as well as those studying Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and social movements, and the statistical capture of civil society.

Gerard Clarke is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Development at Swansea University, UK.

Rethinking Southeast Asia

Edited by Duncan McCargo
University of Leeds, UK

Southeast Asia is a dynamic and rapidly changing region that continues to defy predictions and challenge formulaic understandings. This series publishes cutting-edge work on the region, providing a venue for books that are readable, topical, interdisciplinary and critical of conventional views. It aims to communicate the energy, contestations and ambiguities that make Southeast Asia both consistently fascinating and sometimes potentially disturbing.

This series comprises two strands. One includes titles that address the needs of students and teachers, published in both hardback and paperback. Titles include:

Rethinking Vietnam
Duncan McCargo

Rethinking Southeast Asia is also a forum for innovative new research intended for a more specialist readership, published in hardback only. Titles include:

1	Politics and the Press in Thailand Media machinations Duncan McCargo
2	Democracy and National Identity in Thailand Michael Kelly Connors
3	The Politics of NGOs in Indonesia Developing democracy and managing a movement Bob S. Hadiwinata
4	Military Politics and Democratization in Indonesia* Jun Honna
5	Changing Political Economy of Vietnam The case of Ho Chi Minh City Martin Gainsborough
6	Living at the Edge of Thai Society The Karen in the Highlands of Northern Thailand Claudio O. Delang
7	Thailand Beyond the Crisis Peter Warr
8	Virtual Thailand Media and culture politics in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Glen Lewis
9	*Decentralization and Adat* Revivalism in Indonesia** The politics of becoming indigenous Adam D. Tyson
10	Truth on Trial in Thailand Defamation, treason, and Lse-Majest David Streckfuss
11	Civil Society in the Philippines Theoretical, methodological and policy debates Gerard Clarke

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* Now available in paperback

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2013 Gerard Clarke

The right of Gerard Clarke to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Clarke, Gerard, 1965
Civil society in the Philippines : theoretical, methodological and policy debates / Gerard Clarke.

p. cm. (Rethinking Southeast Asia ; 11)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Civil societyPhilippines. 2. Social justicePhilippines. 3. Power
(Social sciences)Philippines. 4. Economic developmentSocial
aspectsPhilippines. 5. PhilippinesSocial conditions. I. Title. II.
Series: Rethinking Southeast Asia ; 11.
HN713.C53 2012
303.37209599dc23

2012014950

ISBN: 978-0-415-57272-9 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-08512-7 (ebk)

Typeset in Times New Roman
by Wearset Ltd, Boldon, Tyne and Wear

For Helen

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3.7 The Presidents foundations

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Preface

This volume appears in the Routledge Rethinking Southeast Asia Series. The title suggests a difficult question: how does this volume contribute to a rethinking of Southeast Asia? Although it focuses on the Philippines, the volume will contribute, I hope, to a rethinking of standard or orthodox views about the nature of civil society in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, as in other parts of Southeast Asia, interest in civil society as a normative ideal, as a realm of values and as a distinct institutional space in the structures of modern societies has been sparked by the proliferation from the 1970s of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) opposed to authoritarian patterns of rule and subsequently to neo-liberal development strategy, seen as harmful to the interests of the poor. Today, such strategy is widely perceived to be implemented by governments with narrow social bases, disconnected from large sections of the population, including the urban and rural poor.

It has been common for over 25 years for some NGO activists in the Philippines, often in alliance with the members of locally based Peoples Organizations (POs), to claim to speak on behalf of civil society in opposition to government policies, as if civil society were a coherent or homogenous political space or ideological position. In a sense, therefore, NGO activists can be accused of colonizing civil society discourse, of seizing control of the concept and, in some senses, of distorting its meaning, and in the process limiting some important lines of debate about the real nature of civil society and the political possibilities that result.

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