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100			_aSwiney, Chrystie Flournoy.
245			_aThe Associational Counter-Revolution : _bthe spread of restrictive civil society laws in the world's strongest democratic states / _cby Chrystie Flourney Swiney, JD,MA, MPhil.
260			_aWilmington, Delaware : _bVernon Press, _c2022.
300			_a190 p. : _bill., table, chart ; _c24 cm.
490		0	_aSeries in law.
505	2		_aChapter 1 : Introduction -- Chapter 2 : The associational revolution -- Chapter 3 : The associational counter-revolution -- Chapter 4 : Explaining the associational counter-revolution in the world's strongest democratic states -- Chapter 5 : Mapping the epread of restrictive CSO laws in the world's strongest democratic states -- Chapter 6 : Implications of the associational counter-revolution -- Chapter 7 : Conclusion.
520			_aIn an increasing number of countries around the globe, representing all regime types, in all regions, with all levels of economic and military strength, civil society's autonomy from the state, its defining feature, is diminishing. While a variety of tools are used to restrict civil society organizations' (CSOs) independence from the state, an increasingly popular and dangerously effective vehicle for accomplishing this goal is the law. Through the passage of legislation that imposes new restrictions on the ability of CSOs to operate free from excessive government scrutiny and control, governmental actors are gaining greater control over the non-governmental sector and in ways that benefit from the veneer of legality. Perplexingly, such laws are not only appearing in countries where they might be expected - Azerbaijan, Burundi, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Russia, Zimbabwe, and countries throughout the Middle East. Indeed, they are increasingly appearing in democratic states too, including strong, fully consolidated democratic states with historically strong and independent civil society sectors: Canada, India, New Zealand, Spain, Israel, Hungary, Poland, and the US, to name just a few. Restrictive CSO laws, which are unsurprising in authoritarian-leaning states, are uniquely puzzling in the context of democratic ones, which have been the primary defenders, funders, and champions of a robust and independent civil society. This book explores this concerning and intriguing phenomenon by documenting its full scope and spread within the world's strongest democratic states and attempting to explain its occurrence. Using a combination of mixed methods - theory, process tracing, interviews, and statistical analysis - this timely analysis helps to shed light on a global phenomenon that seems to be fueling the democratic backsliding visible in an increasing number of democracies throughout the world.
650		0	_961639 _aNon-governmental organizations _xLaw and legislation
650		0	_961640 _aFreedom of association
650		0	_946296 _aCivil society
650		0	_961641 _aNon-governmental organizations _xPolitical activity
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996			_ajamriang.p _bCATSTF _c2023-09-14
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