1st Edition
Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Democratization
Part 1: Stunted Trajectories and Unhelpful Milieus 1. Democracy’s Mixed Fortunes in Southeast Asia: Torpor, Change, and Tradeoffs William Case 2. Dead idea (still) walking: the legacy of the "Asian democracy and values" debate Mark R Thompson 3. Democratization & Human Rights in Southeast Asia Sorpong Peou 4. ASEAN, Regionalism and Democracy Mark Beeson and Kelly Gerard 5. The Global Context of Regime Change Thomas B. Pepinsky Part 2: Wavering Social Forces 6. Demystifying ‘People Power’: An Elite Interpretation of ‘Democratization’ in Southeast Asia Yuki Fukuoka 7. The Middle Class and Democracy in Southeast Asia Aim Sinpeng and Aries A. Arugay 8. Conflict, Oppositional Spaces and Political Representation in Southeast Asia Garry Rodan 9. Civil Society and Democratisation in Southeast Asia: What is the Connection? Meredith L. Weiss 10. Ethnicity and Democracy Joel Sawat Selway 11. Islam and Political Democracy Robert W. Hefner 12. Women and democracy in Southeast Asia Susan Blackburn 13. Hype or Hubris? The Political Impact of the Internet and Social Networking in Southeast Asia Jason Abbott Part 3: Uncertain Institutions 14. Electoral Systems in Southeast Asia Benjamin Reilly 15. Rethinking Party System Institutionalization in Southeast Asia and Beyond Allen Hicken and Erik Martinez Kuhonta 16. Democracy, Hybridity, and Accountability in Southeast Asia’s Legislatures William Case 17. Courts and Judicialization in Southeast Asia Bjoern Dressel 18. Democracy, the Rule of Law and Governance in Southeast Asia Natasha Hamilton-Hart 19. Money Politics: Patronage and Clientelism in Southeast Asia Edward Aspinall 20. Southeast Asian Militaries in the Age of Democratization – From Ruler to Servant? Aurel Croissant Part 4: Country cases and democratic guises 21. Can the Philippines’ Wild Oligarchy Be Tamed? Nathan Gilbert Quimpo 22. Democracy in Thailand: Theory and Practice Federico Ferrara 23. Indonesia: Democratic Consolidation and Stagnation under Yudhoyono, 2004-2014 Marcus Mietzner 24. Singapore: from hegemonic to competitive authoritarianism Stephan Ortmann 25. Malaysia: Pseudo-democracy and the making of a Malay-Islamic State James Chin 26. Myanmar: Transition, Praetorian Politics, and the Prospects for Democratic Change Renaud Egreteau 27. Democracy and Vietnam Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet
Biography
William Case is professor and Head of School of Politics, History and International Relations at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. He was formerly professor at City University of Hong Kong and director of the Southeast Asia Research Centre there. He has held visiting positions at the University of Malaya, the National University of Malaysia, the University (Institute) MARA in Malaysia, University of Philippines at Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University, Yuchengco Centre at De La Salle University in Manila, Chulalongkorn University, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta.
"Overall, the editor has organized a good review of a complex and diverse region. There are bibliographic references in each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."
--G. A. McBeath, emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks, CHOICE
