This volume consolidates chapters from across Southeast Asia as a means of discussing alternative development pathways. It presents radical re-imaginings of how development might look, considered alongside the growing disillusionment over mainstream development models. In suggesting alternative models of development, it reframes participatory processes from the developing world, discussing practices of decolonization, anti-capitalism, plurality, anti-racism, effacing patriarchy, and ecological sustainability, designed and executed by grassroot communities and civil society organisations (CSOs). The grassroots and social movement paradigms highlighted in this collection seek to challenge and change the dominant model of development instituted in ASEAN, which have largely failed in meaningfully addressing the issues faced by different sectors. That the book project springs from an engagement between scholars and on-the-ground practitioners means that several chapters combine reflective, case-based viewpoints. To this end, the book is relevant to scholars, students, and practitioners working in areas related to Southeast Asian politics, economy, and culture.

An evidence-based exploration of public authority that scrutinizes collective leadership among marginalized populations Unveils unconventional perspectives in public policy and development studies, transcending mainstream narratives Collates cases of experiences of communities, civil society organizations, and social movements in Southeast Asia

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Jose Monfred C. Sy is an assistant professor of Philippine studies in the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. He received his master of arts (Philippine studies) and bachelor of arts (comparative literature), summa cum laude, degrees from the same university. He is currently the project leader of the Program on Alternative Development of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies, where he is a co-editor of the multi-volume monograph series Alternative Practices across Southeast Asia (2020, 2023).He also co-edited the book Suring Supling: Kalipunan ng Rebyu ng mga Akdang Pambata sa Pilipinas (Collection of Reviews of Children's Books in the Philippines, Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2022). His research appear in the volumes Ecologies in Southeast Asian Literatures: Histories, Myths and Societies (Vernon, 2019), Plants in Children's and Young Adult Literature (Routledge, 2021), Martial Law @50: Mga Alaala at Kasaysayan ng Pagbabalikwas (Memories and Histories of Resistance, IBON Foundation, 2022), Environment, Media, and Popular Culture in Southeast Asia (Springer, 2022), Authoritarian Disaster: The Duterte Regime and the Prospects for a Marcos Presidency (Nova Science, 2023), Indigenous Media and Popular Culture in the Philippines (Springer, 2024), Children's Literature in Place: Surveying the Landscapes of Children's Culture (Routledge, 2024). He has also published in several journals, including Kritika Kultura, Humanities Diliman, Social Science Diliman, Philippine Social Sciences Review, Philippine Political Science Journal, Philippine Journal of Public Policy, Daluyan: Journal ng Wikang Filipino, Pingkian: Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-imperialist Education, Asian Politics & Policy, AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, Banwaan: The Journal of Philippine Folklore, and Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints. He is interested in social movements, children's literature, political ecology, and protest art and literature. He also writes and translates books for children. He is a member of the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Philippines.

Ananeza P. Aban is currently a PhD researcher of the Department of Conflict and Development Studies and a recipient of the Special Research Fund doctoral scholarship of Ghent University in Belgium. She also serves as a Senior Research Analyst of UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies Program on Alternative Development. Among her major tasks are coordinating the field research across Southeast Asia, co-editing the Alternative Practices monograph series (2020, 2023), and ensuring the international linkages of the Program. She finished her Master of Community Development degree from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Prior to her work in the academe as a full-time researcher, she headed the Secretariat Team of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples' Forum in 2017, the broadest regional platform of civil society groups that engages issues on ASEAN. Her interest on ASEAN and Southeast Asian issues began in 2002 during the Southeast Asia People's Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where she was part of. While working in the academe, she still joins the social movement in the Philippines and at the Southeast Asia level. She has lived and worked with Metro Manila urban poor communities as well as indigenous peoples in Mindanao, where she practiced participatory development planning, and action research. She has conducted field research in many parts of Southeast Asia, including the borderland communities. Her fields of interest are globalization and development studies, critical agrarian studies, resistance and solidarity, radical political geography, gender and development. Ma

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Finding Alternatives among the Grassroots and Social Movements.- Indigenous lifeways as grassroots resistance and environmental preservation: The experience of fishers in Loktak Lake, Northeast India.- Local Energy Planning in Vietnam and 'the Local' in Building Alternatives in Energy and Environmental Policy.- Promoting Food Sovereignty in Thailand and the Task of Civil Society.- Promoting Citizens' Participation in the Budget Process: The Social Watch Philippines' Alternative Budget Initiative.- Power from the Grain: Bringing Back the Lost Heritage of Sorghum in Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia.- Alternative Land Practice in Thailand: A Study on the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand.- Rediscovering the Sacred among Agrarian Societies: The Tara Bandu Case in Timor Leste.- Agroecology trends and Initiatives on Seed Saving/Banking in the South East Asia Region: The La Via Campesina Experience.- The Organizing Work of Ayta Mag-indi Women in Porac, Pampanga in Advancing Women's Rights and Community Governance.- Teaching 'Pangiyak Ki!:' The Lumad School as a Struggle for Land, Life, and Liberation.- The Rural Internship Training Program in Sarawak, Malaysia.- Vietnam's Peace House Shelter as a Safe Space for Women to Reclaim Their Rights.- Women's Empowerment through Weaving: The Case of the Women Weavers Cooperative of Lepo Lorun.- Women Household Heads in Indonesia and their Role in Addressing Gender Inequality.- Women's Access to Justice through Legal Aid Clinics and Paralegal Formations.- Building Sustainable Social and Solidarity Economy in Southeast Asia: Towards More and Better Jobs for Women in the Informal Economy.- Collective Enterprise as a Workplace: The Case of Payoga-Kapatagan Multipurpose Cooperative (PK-MPC).- Workers' Information Center in Cambodia: Transforming the Narrative of Garment Workers.- Collective Action to Attain a Better Life: Maigting na Samahan ng Panlipuang Negosyante ng Towerville.- Worker-Driven Social Responsibility as an Alternative: Interrogating export zone workers' struggles in the Philippines.