Debating Civil Society

Ester, Peter; Vinken, Henk

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“…Although the scope, repercussion and influence of this resource are still limited, and access to electronic mail and intranets restrict the potential public and associative radio to certain 'elite' members of society, these virtual spaces possess a unique momentum for communication, facilitate the crossing of borders, are less susceptible to state control, do not require huge resources for their production, introduce alternatives to the official discourse, enable contacts to be multiplied and the projects of informal or marginal associations to be disseminated (Ester and Vinken 2003), in addition to mobilising solidarities inside and out of Cuba.…”

Section: Civil Society and Its Limits: Beyond The Special Periodmentioning

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Cuban Civil Society during and beyond the Special Period

Bobes¹

2013

International Journal of Cuban Studies

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This article analyses the ‘rebirth of civil society’ in Cuba as a consequence of the ‘Special Period’ and the changes that have occurred in the last 25 years. It examines the evolution of civil society and the constitution of the discursive field in which it has been defined, to explain how and to what limit the different discourses legitimise and enable the understanding of the plurality of actors as well as their potential for action and influence in the political processes. The analysis is divided into two stages: the founding phase (the 1990s) that begins with the arrival of the Special Period; and the consolidation stage, which starts with the new century, in particular since 2007 with the ‘updating model’ that has begun to push deeper changes. This periodisation, in stages that are associated with different state strategies, seeks a comparison to assess the impacts of each of the challenges and proposals facing civil society.

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Section: Civil Society and Its Limits: Beyond The Special Periodmentioning

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Cuban Civil Society during and beyond the Special Period

Bobes¹

2013

International Journal of Cuban Studies

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“…The proliferation of associational opportunities offered by the Internet -blogs, chatrooms, discussion forums, instant messaging, web sites -has prompted discussions of a networked civil society (Barney 2004; Hassan 2004;Ester and Vinken 2003). To these authors the Internet "provides an appropriate material support for the diffusion of networked individualism as the dominant form of sociability" (Castells 2001: 131).…”

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“…They offer the first widely accessible public platforms for the articulation of British Chinese viewpoints. The emergence of web sites like www.britishbornchinese.org.uk and www.dimsum.co.uk may be a sign of a growing, specifically "second generation" civil society of institutions reflecting the experiences of British born young people who do not feel catered for by the community organisations established by their parents' generation in the post-war decades.The proliferation of associational opportunities offered by the Internet -blogs, chatrooms, discussion forums, instant messaging, web sites -has prompted discussions of a networked civil society (Barney 2004; Hassan 2004;Ester and Vinken 2003). To these authors the Internet "provides an appropriate material support for the diffusion of networked individualism as the dominant form of sociability" (Castells 2001: 131).…”

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Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites

Parker¹,

Song²

2007

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk In previous work we have drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture (Parker 1995;Song 1999). No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided an important forum for many British-born Chinese to grapple with questions concerning their identities, experiences, and status in Britain.In this paper we explore the ways in which Internet usage by British-born Chinese people has facilitated a) forms of self-expression and forms of collective identity production; and b) forms of social and political action.i This examination of British Chinese websites raises important questions about inclusion and exclusion, citizenship, participation and the development of a sense of belonging in Britain. These issues are usually overlooked in relation to a group which appears to be well integrated and successful in higher education.Unlike the South Asian and African Caribbean populations in Britain, whose cultural and political presence is undeniably felt in Britain, there are hardly any references to British Chinese people in mainstream cultural and political life. One reason for this is that the British Chinese are a numerically smaller group. Estimates of the Chinese population in Britain vary. According to the Office of National Statistics, the Chinese comprise 0.4% of the total population -about 247,000 (ONS 2005), of whom 38% are aged 16-34 (ONS 2002). The true figure is likely to be considerably higher, because many recent migrants from mainland China are undocumented and work in the Chinese informal economy. One Chinese organization, Min Quan, suggests that the total population is more likely to be around 400,000.The dominant image of Chinese people in Britain stems from their long-standing presence in most cities and neighbourhoods running restaurants and take-away businesses. New Chinese migrants have also recently received attention as vulnerable and exploited undocumented workers, in the aftermath of the 58 Chinese people suffocated in a truck in Dover in 2000 and the death of 23 Chinese cockle pickers at Morecambe Bay in 2004.While many Chinese people still run such ethnic catering businesses (especially new Chinese migrants to the UK), this image of the Chinese is increasingly dated, given the increasing diversification of the British Chinese population as a whole. Research suggests that many second generation British Chinese are now young adults, are highly regarded by their teachers (Francis and Archer 2005), and have entered into higher education and ...

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“…The Internet has become embedded in everyday communicative practices, expanding the repertoire of potential identity formations, and reshaping the ethnic habitus of users (Ester and Vinken, 2003;Panagakos, 2003). However, by focusing extensively on global diasporas, the work on 'translocal cyberpublics' brought together online (Ong, 2003) can overlook those forms of Internet activity still largely located within national boundaries.…”

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“…The emerging body of literature concerning Internet use by diasporic transnational communities demonstrates the continuing significance of ethnic and racial identities for minority users of the Internet throughout the world (Adams and Ghose, 2003;Franklin, 2003;Georgiou, 2002;Hiller and Franz, 2004;Karim, 2003;Mitra, 2003;Parham, 2004). The Internet has become embedded in everyday communicative practices, expanding the repertoire of potential identity formations, and reshaping the ethnic habitus of users (Ester and Vinken, 2003;Panagakos, 2003). However, by focusing extensively on global diasporas, the work on 'translocal cyberpublics' brought together online (Ong, 2003) can overlook those forms of Internet activity still largely located within national boundaries.…”

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Ethnicity, Social Capital and the Internet

Parker

Song

2006

Ethnicities

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This article explores websites developed to express the interests and experiences of young Chinese people in Britain. Drawing on content analysis of site discussions and dialogues with site users, we argue these new communicative practices are best understood through a reworking of the social capital problematic. First, by recognizing the irreducibility of Internet-mediated connections to the calculative instrumentalism underlying many applications of social capital theory. Second, by providing a more differentiated account of social capital. The interactions we explore comprise a specifically 'second generation' form of social capital, cutting across the binary of bonding and bridging social capital. Third, judgement on the social capital consequences of Internet interactions must await a longer-term assessment of whether British Chinese institutions emerge to engage with the wider polity.

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Debating Civil Society

Cited by 34 publications

References 22 publications

Cuban Civil Society during and beyond the Special Period

Cuban Civil Society during and beyond the Special Period

Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites

Ethnicity, Social Capital and the Internet

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