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04012aam a2200421 i 4500 001 85B9B04EDDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 211105s2022 deua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2021950198 020 $a 1648891829 020 $a 9781648891823 035 $a (OCoLC)1301900862 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d TXQ $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a HD2769.15 $b .S95 2022 100 1 $a Swiney, Chrystie Flournoy, $d 1979-, $e author. 245 14 $a The associational counter-revolution : $b the spread of restrictive civil society laws in the world's strongest democratic states / $c by Chrystie Flourney Swiney, JD,MA, MPhil. 264 1 $a Wilmington, Delaware : $b Vernon Press, $c [2022] 300 $a x, 190 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Series in law 500 $a Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Georgetown University, 2020). 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a In 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. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The Associational Revolution -- The Associational Counter-Revolution -- Explaining the Associational Counter-Revolution in the World's Strongest Democratic States -- Mapping the Spread of Restrictive CSO Laws in the World's Strongest Democratic States -- Implications of the Associational Counter-Revolution -- Conclusion -- Appendices. 650 0 $a Non-governmental organizations $x Law and legislation. 650 0 $a Non-governmental organizations $x Political activity. 650 0 $a Civil society. 650 0 $a Freedom of association. 650 6 $a Associations sans but lucratif $x Politique gouvernementale. 650 6 $a Liberte d'association. 650 7 $a Freedom of association. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00934011 650 7 $a Nonprofit organizations $x Government policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01038903 650 7 $a Nonprofit organizations $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01038908 830 0 $a Vernon series in law. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019021026.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=85B9B04EDDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search