1st Edition
Political Change, Democratic Transitions and Security in Southeast Asia
1 Introduction: Political change and political development in Southeast Asia: transitology revisited Mely Caballero-Anthony 2 Political transition and democratic resilience in Indonesia Rizal Sukma 3 Confusing democracies: diagnosing Thailand’s democratic crisis, 2001-2008 Pavin Chachavalpongpun 4 A (not so) funny thing happened on the way to the forum: the travails of democratisation in the Philippines Herman Joseph S. Kraft 5 Toward democratic consolidation in Cambodia? Problems and prospects Sorpong Peou 6 Political transition in Malaysia: the future of Malaysia’s hybrid political regime Lee Hock Guan and Helen E. S. Nesadurai 7 Networked autocracy: consolidating Singapore’s political system Cherian George 8 Conclusion: Reflections on political change, democratic transitions, and regional security in Southeast Asia Mely Caballero-Anthony
Biography
Mely Caballero-Anthony is an Associate Professor of Government and Politics in Southeast Asia at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Some of her publications include Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way (2005); UN Peace Operations and Asian Security (co-editor, London: Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2005); Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitisation (co-editor, 2005).
"This is a book to collect as reference for future work. Its empirical and analytical contributions substantially add to the burgeoning literature on democratic transition and consolidation in developing countries." - Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; South East Asia Research, Volume 19, Number 1, March 2011, pp.160-162
