Building Civil Society in Indonesia, Burma and the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects for Resolving Ethnic Conflict

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TITLE: Building Civil Society in Indonesia, Burma and the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects for Resolving Ethnic Conflict

ISSUE AREAS: Civil Society

KEYWORDS: Colonialism, ethnic conflict, politics

URL: http://www.asiasource.org/asip/karen.cfm

TYPE: Learning Library

LANGUAGES: English en

FORMAT: HTML

DESCRIPTION: This is an essay on the development of civil society in post-colonial multi-ethnic countries. Using Burma, Indonesia, and the Philippines as examples Tharckabaw discusses the relationship between dominant and minor ethnic groups in society and concluding that federal, secular government is necessary for creating viable civil society in these countries.

CREATOR: David Tharckabaw

ORGANIZATION: Asia Social Issues Program http://www.asiasource.org/asip/

LOCATION: The United States

ORGANIZATION TYPE: NGO/CSO

SUMMARY: The Asian Social Issues Program aims to educate and deepen American awareness of social issues in Asia.

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