{"product_id":"civil-societies-uncivil-states-suparna-chaudhry-9781501789687","title":"Civil Societies, Uncivil States: Government Repression of NGOs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil Societies, Uncivil States\u003c\/i\u003e examines why governments around the world have turned against the nongovernmental organizations they once welcomed--and how they choose their methods of repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decades following the Cold War, NGOs became central players in global governance, buoyed by a liberal international order that rewarded states for supporting civil society. That openness proved short-lived. From Russia's foreign agent laws to India's crackdowns on foreign funding, governments increasingly viewed NGOs as threats. Suparna Chaudhry argues that whether governments choose violent crackdowns against NGOs or subtler administrative restrictions depends on two factors: whether an NGO poses long-term risks to state authority, and how visible it is internationally. A state's relationship with the liberal international order shapes which strategy it pursues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaudhry's findings show that administrative crackdowns allow states to maintain democratic facades while systematically dismantling infrastructures of accountability. She reveals that, paradoxically, the very successes of transnational advocacy networks in pressuring governments to reform incentivized more sophisticated tools of repression. Unflinching in its analyses, \u003ci\u003eCivil Societies, Uncivil States\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to understand how states are silencing dissent before it is too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suparna Chaudhry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501789686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501789687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs","brand":"Suparna Chaudhry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48930107949311,"sku":"9781501789687","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-societies-uncivil-states-suparna-chaudhry-9781501789687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}