1st Edition

The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia Participation and Protest in the Philippines

By Gerard Clarke Copyright 1998

    The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable force in the region. It documents the complex relations between NGOs and other political actors including the state, organised religion, foreign donors, the business sector and underground insurgent groups and their impact on NGO strategy.

    Foreword Map of the Philippines Preface 1 Non-governmental organisations and politics in the developing world 2 Non-governmental organisations and politics in South-East Asia 3 Non-governmental organisations and politics in the Philippines: from Spanish rule to the fall of Marcos 4 Non-governmental organisations and the Philippine state, 1986–1996 5 Beyond the state: the organisation of the NGO community 6 Arenas of intervention 7 The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement 8 Task Force Detainees of the Philippines 8 Task Force Detainees of the Philippines9 Conclusion

    Biography

    Gerard Clarke is lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea.