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Cultural sociology in East Asia: three trajectories in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea
The essay reviews the trajectories of cultural sociology in three East Asian societies, namely Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, which show interesting...
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Community Radio: Decommodifying Media Production
Amidst the destabilization and demise of “legacy media” and the rise and dominance of digital, all over the world the critical role and function of...
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The Normative Role of the Concept of Dignity in the Public Sphere
Democratization and pluralization are essential aspects of modern society, and one of the sources of such a social vision is Kant’s project of...
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Myanmar’s Path to Democracy from 2016–2021: Progress, Limitations and Disruptions
While the NLD’s landslide election victory in November 2020 had strengthened the hopes of the people of Myanmar and the international community that...
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The Relationship Between Political Parties in Local Governance
In the 1980s, Taiwan lifted martial law, opened up to form a party, moving from the authoritarian system to the democratic system in a “Soft landing”...
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The Feminist Movement in Paraguay: No Way but Forward
The Paraguayan feminist movement is a key sociopolitical actor in the questioning of the patriarchal regime and in the democratization of both state...
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The Changing Space for NGOs: Civil Society in Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes
In this introductory essay to the special issue on civil society in authoritarian and hybrid regimes, we review core themes in the growing literature...
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Conclusion: “The Indigenous Problem”
This chapter presents the conclusions drawn from the contributions in this volume. The text discusses the wave of indigenous movements that swept...
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Sociology for Whom, once More
Recent essays have raised once again the issue of the “long-standing divide between sociology as an activist discipline vs. sociology as a science”...
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Building strong executives and weak institutions: How European integration contributes to democratic backsliding
Although the European Union (EU) is considered unrivaled in its democracy promoting abilities, democracy is being challenged within its borders. Over...
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Incidence of Social Accountability in Local Governance: The Case of the Network for Fair, Democratic and Sustainable Cities and Territories in Latin America
In Latin America, the emergence of a series of civil society initiatives aimed at citizen engagement for social accountability and democratization in...
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Moroccan City Festivals, Cultural Diplomacy and Urban Political Agency
Over the last two decades, cultural festivals have been established and consolidated in cities across Morocco. Their proliferation has coincided with...
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Avoiding the Political Resource Curse: Evidence from a Most-Likely Case
Why do some countries escape the political resource curse while others do not? Most scholars argue that avoiding the claimed anti-democratic effects...
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Globalizing the Field by Learning from Non-English-Based Nonprofit Studies: A Review of South Korean Nonprofit Literature
The knowledge produced about the third sector in one country can provide useful insights to understand the nonprofit sector in other countries. It...
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Do Giving Circles Democratize Philanthropy? Donor Identity and Giving to Historically Marginalized Groups
This research focuses on understanding how giving circle (GC) member identities are associated with the identities of funding recipients. It examines...
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Experience
For the ponytail to evoke meaningful experience, its materiality must be enmeshed in culture. Its material texture—touch and sight—must hold public...
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Democratizing Risk Governance Bridging Science, Expertise, Deliberation and Public Values
This open access book features contributions from a multidisciplinary team of leading and emerging scholars focused on democratization of risk...
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Social Movements and the Struggles for Rights, Justice and Democracy in Paraguay
Paraguay is an under-examined, but remarkably fascinating country, where war, dictatorship, and elite capture have produced cycles of popular...
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The Fate (and Possible Future) of Liberal Learning: Lessons from Mass Higher Education in the USA
In his classic essay, “Problems in the Transition from Elite to Mass Higher Education,” Martin Trow observed that in every advanced society, the...
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Learning Gender after the Cold War Contentious Feminisms
This book explores the role and place of feminist politics in the transformation of the former socialist world and points out the geopolitical...
