Political legitimacy in Asia: new leadership challenges

Political legitimacy in Asia: new leadership challenges

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This book explores the challenges and obstacles faced by dissident leaders inAsia seeking to introduce reforms into regimes that are either imperfectly democratic or frankly hostile to democratic practices and institutions. JOHN KANEProfessor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia. HUI-CHIEH LOY Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy of the National University of Singapore. HAIG PATAPAN Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University. INDICE: Introduction; 'J.Kane', 'H.Patapan',& 'H.C.Loy ' - Reclaiming Legitimacy in Post-Revolutionary China: Bringing Ideology and Governance Back In; 'H.Holbig'& 'B.Gilley ' - Political Legitimacy in Vietnam Under Challenge;' C.A.Thayer' - The Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Thailand; 'B.Dressel ' - Indonesia: Legitimacy, Secular Democracy and Islam; 'G.Barton' - Legitimacy inMalaysia: Dilemmas and Deficits; 'W.Case' - The Political Legitimacy of the PAP Government in Singapore; 'B.Wong'& 'X.Huang' - From Coup d'état to 'Disciplined Democracy' in Burma: The Tatmadaw's Claims to Legitimacy; 'S.McCarthy' - Legitimacy Deficit in Japan: The Road to True Popular Sovereignty; 'H.Satoh ' - Political Legitimacy in an Unconsolidated Democratic Order: The Philippines;' N.Morada' - Political Legitimacy in South Korea; 'H.Kim' - Democratization as a Legitimacy Formula: The KMT and Political Change in Taiwan; 'T.J.Chen'& 'N.T.Wu' - Political Legitimacy Reconsidered; 'J.Kane'& 'H.Patapan'

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-33753-4
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 294
  • Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés