New Democracy and Autocratization in Asia

by Kuyoun Chung (Editor), Wonbin Cho (Editor)

Overview

This book determines why current Asian democracies have become less stable and less resilient to increasing authoritarianism. It will be of interest in the field of political science, comparative politics, IR, East/Southeast Asia Regional Studies, sociology, public policy, economics, & social science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032220703
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Series:	Routledge Studies on Think Asia
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kuyoun Chung is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kangwon National University, South Korea.

Wonbin Cho is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

List of Contributors

Preface

1 The State of Democracy

WONBIN CHO

2 Women’s Descriptive and Substantive Representation in East and Southeast Asia

NAM KYU KIM

3 East Asians’ Understanding of Democracy: How Income Inequality Prioritizes Components of Democracy

KUYOUN CHUNG

4 Democratic Competition and Welfare Development in East Asia: Case Studies on Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore

YUNMIN NAM

5 Uncommon Democracy of Japan: Consolidated or Pseudo Democracy?

SEONGJO KIM

6 Grassroots Democracy as a Social Base for Pro-poor Outcomes in Vietnam

YONG KYUN KIM

7 The Perceived Quality of Democracy and Political Support in Taiwan

SU-JEONG KANG

8 Indonesia: Democratic Procedure and Muslim Democracy

KYUNGHEE CHOI

9 Assessing the Quality of Democracy in India: With Special References to Rule of Law, Participation, Competition

RAJIV KUMAR

10 A Refined Model of Contingent Consent: Explaining Popular Support for Singapore’s People’s Action Party

TERENCE C. LEE AND KAY KEY TEO

11 Taiwan’s Democracy at Multiple Crossings: Clashes of Partisanship, Generations, Classes, and Social Values

MIN-HUA HUANG

12 The “Chinese-style” Political System in the Xi Jinping Era: From Neo-authoritarianism to Quasi-totalism

JUNG-NAM LEE

13 Myanmar’s Broken Democracy “Disciplined” by the Military: Analysis on the Quality of Procedure in Fledging Democracy

YOUNG-HWAN SHIN

Index

Editorial Reviews

"[T]his book offers a valuable contribution to the study of Asian politics. Most research in comparative politics has examined the emergence, development and maintenance of the western tradition of liberal democracy, but the same attention has not been awarded to Asian democratic transitions and consolidations. By investigating the trajectories of political development in the continent, the contributors demonstrate that there is no ‘one size fits all’ model of democracy. […] The book is an essential resource for those studying Asian comparative politics, as it covers various regime types and utilizes both quantitative and qualitative research methods."

—Yatana Yamahata, Nagoya University, Japan, International Relations theory

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