Introduction Richard Robison 1. Interpreting the Politics of Southeast Asia: Debates in Parallel Universes Richard Robison Part 1: The Changing Landscape of Power 2. Southeast Asia: The Left and the Rise of Bourgeois Opposition Kevin Hewison and Garry Rodan 3. Labour Politics in Southeast Asia: The Philippines Jane Hutchison 4. Oligarchs and Oligarchy in Southeast Asia Jeffrey A. Winters Part 2: States and Regimes 5. Democracy and Money Politics: The Case of Indonesia Vedi Hadiz 6. Populist Challenge to the Establishment: Thaksin Shinawatra and the Transformation of Thai Politics Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker 7. Patronage-Based Parties and the Democratic Deficit in the Philippines: Origins, Evolution, and the Imperatives of Reform Paul D. Hutchcroft and Joel Rocamora 8. Consultative Authoritarianism and Regime Change Analysis: Implications of the Singapore Case Garry Rodan 9. Vietnam: the ruling Communist Party and the incubation of ‘new’ political forces Martin Gainsborough Part 3: Markets and Governance 10. Politics, Institutions and Performance: Explaining Growth Variation in East Asia Rick Doner 11. Donors, Neo-liberalism and Country Ownership in Southeast Asia Andrew Rosser 12. The Judicialization of Market Regulation in Southeast Asia John Gillespie 13. Global capitalism, middle class and the shape the new mega cities of the region Chua Beng Huat Part 4: Civil Society and Participation 14. The Limits of Civil Society: Social Movements and Political Parties in Southeast Asia Edward Aspinall and Meredith L. Weiss 15. Decentralization and democracy in Indonesia: strengthening citizenship or regional elites? Henke Schulte Nordholt 16. The Post-Authoritarian Politics of Agrarian and Forest Reform in Indonesia John McCarthy and Moira Moeliano Part 5: Violence 17. Tackling the Legacies of Violence and Conflict: Liberal Institutions and Contentious Politics in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Caroline Hughes 18. Testing the boundaries of the state: gangs, militias, vigilantes and violent entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia Ian Wilson Part 6: The Region and the World 19. Contested borders, contested boundaries: The politics of labour migration in Southeast Asia Michele Ford 20. Trade Policy in Southeast Asia: Politics, Domestic Interests and the Forging of New Accommodations in the Regional and Global Economy Helen Nesadurai 21. Southeast Asian Perceptions of American Power Natasha Hamilton Hart 22. State Power, Social Conflicts and Security Policy in Southeast Asia Lee Jones
Biography
Richard Robison is Emeritus Professor at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia. His research is concerned with the political economy and the politics of markets with a special focus on Indonesia. He is the author and editor of many publications on Southeast and East Asian Politics, including Reorganising Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets (co-authored with Vedi Hadiz, 2004), also published by Routledge.
"A wide-ranging compendium on politics and public policy in Southeast Asia... Summing Up: Recommended." -- C. Raymond, Salve Regina University, in CHOICE (Aug 2012)
“The volume is not a typical text in that it does not attempt to survey the national politics of each of the societies in the region. Rather, it provides an introduction to the key themes and problems that have "defined" post-World War II Southeast Asian politics. The result is a collection of essays, by a mix of established and younger scholars, which will be an essential research tool for anyone seriously interested in the politics of the region. Through its treatment of key questions concerned with contemporary processes of state formation and the operation of systems for institutionalising and organising politics, the text will also be extremely valuable for those engaged with broader theoretical debates in comparative studies of politics and development.” -- Andrew Brown, University of New England, Australia, in Journal of Contemporary Asia (Volume 43, 2013 - Issue 1)
“The Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics offers challenging analyses of major issues in the political realm of Southeast Asia. [...] An excellent selection of authors, experts in the field, carefully dissect the dynamics of power in the competition over state and non-state resources, and the resistance and accommodations involved. Primarily inspired by critical political economy and sociology, the authors cover almost all countries in the region, account for key differences by means of enlightening comparisons, and show how current configurations of power are shaped by past (colonial and post-independence) trajectories. All twenty-two contributions are concise, engaging, and written in a clear and accessible style. […] highly recommended for scholars and students of the region, political scientists at large, policy makers and NGO activists, and in particular the policy experts of international donor agencies branded ‘naive’ by quite a few authors of this collection.” --Rosanne Rutten University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in Bijdragen 170 (2014)
