How East Asians view democracy
By: edited by Yun-han Chu ... [et al.].
Contributors: Zhu, Yunhan.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780231145343; 9780231517836
Subjects: Democracy -- East Asia -- Case studies; Democracy -- East Asia -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- East Asia; East Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Reporting the results of the 'East Asian Barometer' - a large-scale research project that conducted national-sample surveys in five new democracies, one established democracy and two non-democracies across Asia - this book examines the state of democracy in East Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Comparative perspectives on democratic legitimacy in East Asia / Yun-han Chu ... [et al.]; title: The mass public and democratic politics in South Korea : exploring the subjective world of democratization in flux / Doh Chull Shin and Chong-Min Park; title: Mass public perceptions of democratization in the Philippines : consolidation in progress? / Linda Luz Guerrero and Rollin F. Tusalem; title: How citizens view Taiwan's new democracy / Yu-tzung Chang and Yun-han Chu; title: Developing democracy under a new constitution in Thailand / Robert B. Albritton and Thawilwadee Bureekul; title: The mass public and democratic politics in Mongolia / Damba Ganbat, Rollin F. Tusalem, and David D. Yang; title: Japanese attitudes and values toward democracy / Ken'ichi Ikeda and Masaru Kohno; title: Democratic transition frustrated : the case of Hong Kong / Wai-man Lam and Hsin-chi Kuan; title: China : democratic values supporting an authoritarian system / Tianjian Shi; title: Conclusion: Values, regime performance, and democratic consolidation / Yun-han Chu, Larry Diamond, and Andrew J. Nathan.