Finished the introduction, literature review, and methods part. I use Raymond Williams’ idea of “structure of feeling” in the theory part.

Re-arranged the empirical findings part. HA as a commercial organization in the market, as a deliberative institution within the neighborhood, and as an organization representing the interest of neighborhood in public affairs. Elaborate the debate from the activists side. How the state is experienced at the grassroots level.

Concretize the idea of “contextual objection of state intervention”. Neither challenging nor relying on the state, but debate with the state on 1) which department of the government should be granted the power, 2) which field should the state exert its power, 3) in what way should the power be exercised.

“The Ambivalence of State Control”, which comes before the “three roles of HA” should serve as the context part of the empirical findings. Use Midgal’s idea of “anthropology of the state” to introduce the history of how the state power is involved, and how it is exercised at the grassroots level. Disaggregate the state, analyze contrasting guidelines within the same policy, and incentives of different departments. This helps to clarify how the space for contestations is created.

The debate on what “guide” and “assist” means goes to the introductory part. Start the paper with a description on how the debate looks like. Then introduce the question, debate state intervention on CSO.

Literature review could be written as two sections. The first one is an overview of literatures on the relationship between associations and the state. What are the studies, how researchers have categorized people’s opinions on the state. The second part talks about either Verdery’s idea or some cultural theories.