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Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and Asian NGOs: Review of The State and NGOs – Perspective from Asia

Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and Asian NGOs: Review of The State and... Th e China Nonprofi t Review 1 (2009) 159-166 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI: 10.1163/187651409X412787 Also available online – brill.nl/cnpr CNPR brill.nl/cnpr Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and Asian NGOs: Review of Th e State and NGOs – Perspective from Asia Lu Fang NGO Research Center, Tsinghua University Asian NGOs emerged in large numbers in the 1980s, forming a revolutionary social wave. Academics observed this phenomenon closely and a great deal of research was conducted on this topic, but most of it utilized conceptual defi ni- tions based on Western traditional civil society theory. In recent years, study- ing the West has become prolifi c in many Asian countries and using Western theory to assess the realities of scholars’ own countries has now been common among Asian scholars for some time. However, on should keep in mind that Western theory is a product of its own context. Th e substantially advanced state of Western theory has led many Asian scholars to mistakenly believe that all aspects of Western theory are advanced. However, upon closer examination, it is clear that Western theory is unavoidably a product of its own, localized context. Th erefore, the appro- priateness http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The China Nonprofit Review Brill

Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and Asian NGOs: Review of The State and NGOs – Perspective from Asia

Lu, Fang
The China Nonprofit Review , Volume 1 (1): 159 – Jan 1, 2009
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Th e China Nonprofi t Review 1 (2009) 159-166 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI: 10.1163/187651409X412787 Also available online – brill.nl/cnpr CNPR brill.nl/cnpr Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and Asian NGOs: Review of Th e State and NGOs – Perspective from Asia Lu Fang NGO Research Center, Tsinghua University Asian NGOs emerged in large numbers in the 1980s, forming a revolutionary social wave. Academics observed this phenomenon closely and a great deal of research was conducted on this topic, but most of it utilized conceptual defi ni- tions based on Western traditional civil society theory. In recent years, study- ing the West has become prolifi c in many Asian countries and using Western theory to assess the realities of scholars’ own countries has now been common among Asian scholars for some time. However, on should keep in mind that Western theory is a product of its own context. Th e substantially advanced state of Western theory has led many Asian scholars to mistakenly believe that all aspects of Western theory are advanced. However, upon closer examination, it is clear that Western theory is unavoidably a product of its own, localized context. Th erefore, the appro- priateness

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