Incomplete democracies in the Asia-Pacific : evidence from Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand /
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora.editor
Ku, Jae H.editor
Jackson, Karl D.editor
This collection presents a varied picture of the state of democracy in Asia, revealing unique findings from a project entitled the 'Asia Democracy Initiative' which explored the role of ordinary people in democratization through the rise of expressive social values in Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Democracy Is Not the Only Game in Town! Democratic and Authoritarian Attitudes in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand; Introduction; What does democracy mean to you?; Is democracy a process or an outcome?; Is democracy the only game in town?; Indonesia; Korea; Thailand; Conclusions; 3 Democratization and the Indonesian Middle Class: Waiting for Godot?; Introduction; Class structure; Socio-economic correlates of class in Indonesia; Personal networks
Competing explanations: Social capital and civil societyCivil society; What can be explained by socio-economic variables in Indonesia?; Impact of social class on political knowledge; Impact of social class on attitudes; Impact of social class on political behavior; Preferred political systems; Conclusions: Implications for the future of Indonesian democracy; 4 The Decline of Political Participation in Korea between 2000 and 2011; Introduction; Political participation; Electoral participation; Non-electoral participation; Membership in civic organizations
Civic associations and political participationConclusions; 5 From Subjects to Citizens: Democratic Consolidation in Thailand between 2000 and 2011; Rote democracy; Political participation; Voting in Thailand; Who are Thailand's 'habitual' voters in 2011?; Attitudes of 'habitual' voters in 2011?; Non-electoral participation; Who participated in Bangkok in 2000?; Who participates in politics between elections in Bangkok in 2011?; Attitudinal differences; Involvement in civil society in Thailand; A political typology of Thai citizens; Bangkok 2000; Bangkok 2011
Bangkok and Thailand: Two different worldsImplications of the Bangkok-Rural divide for citizens' typologies; From monarchy to democratic sovereignty?; Conclusions; 6 The Philippines: Who Votes, Who Participates, and Why?; Voter turnout in the Philippines; Non-electoral participation; Civil society in the Philippines; Who takes part in civil society organizations?; What do civil society members think?; Changing levels of NEP and civil society membership in Jakarta, Manila, and Bangkok 2000 and 2011; The influentials, voting, and NEP; Who are the leaders?; What do they think?
Proclivity to violenceConclusion; 7 Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Political Leaders in Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand; Introduction; Indonesia; Who are the Indonesians who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their leaders?; The Philippines; Who are the Filipinos who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their leaders?; Korea; Who are the Koreans who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their leaders?; Thailand; What are the characteristics of the Thais who are satisfied with their past and current leaders?; Conclusions; 8 Conclusions: Politics Is More Difficult than Physics
Appendix 1: The SAIS Surveys
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection presents a varied picture of the state of democracy in Asia, revealing unique findings from a project entitled the 'Asia Democracy Initiative' which explored the role of ordinary people in democratization through the rise of expressive social values in Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand.
Democracy.
Asia-Politics and government.
International relations.
Comparative politics.
Political science.