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Introduction : transnational civil society in Asia / Simon Avenell and Akihiro Ogawa -- Part I : Northeast Asia -- Trans local civil society and grassroots resilience : a case study of the Fukushima-Cairns recuperation initiative / Akina Mikami -- The hardest of hard cases : transnational mobilization and civil society in China / Stephen Noakes -- Unethical politics : Japan's nuclear technology export to Turkey and transnational antinuclear networks / Akihiro Ogawa -- Japanese civil society and Asian transnationalism : bringing the region In / Simon Avenell -- Part II : Southeast Asia -- Freedom of expression in Myanmar and transnational civil society / Jeff Kingston -- Dealing with human trafficking : connecting civil society in Singapore with Asia / Gillian Koh and Dhevarajan Devadas -- Transnational neoliberalism in Asian civil society : microfinance and poverty in Cambodia / Ruth Phillips and Deanna Davy -- Overseas Filipino workers as transnational constituents : legislative politics of divorce in the Philippines / Apichai W. Shipper -- Part III : South Asia -- Diaspora to the rescue : the role of civil society groups in helping Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic / Pradeep Taneja and Surjeet Dogra Dhanji -- Promoting pluralism through development : transnational initiatives of the Aga Khan development network / Salim Lakha -- Remote-controlled domestic politics? Sri Lankan migrant workers and diaspora as a new form of transnational civil society / Udan Fernando -- Conclusion. the romance of transnational Asian civil society / Ian Rowen.

"This edited volume addresses how transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia and its sub-regions are helping to strengthen common democratic values and transform dominant processes of policymaking and corporate capitalism in the region. The contributors conceive of transnational civil society networks as constructive vehicles for both informing and persuading governments and businesses to adopt, modify, or abandon certain policies or positions. This volume investigates the role of such networks through a range of interdisciplinary approaches, bringing together case studies on Asian transnationalism from South, Southeast, and Northeast Asia across four key themes: local transformations and connections, diaspora politics, cross-regional initiatives and networks, and global actors and influences. Chapters demonstrate how transnational civil society is connecting people in local communities across Asia, in parallel to ongoing tensions between nation-states and civil society. By highlighting the grassroots regionalization emerging from ever-intensifying information exchange between civil society actors across borders - as well as concrete transnational initiatives uniting actors across Asia - the volume advances the intellectual mandate of redefining 'Asia' as a dynamic and interconnected formation. Transnational Civil Society in Asia will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, politics and Asian studies more broadly"--

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