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Dissident Democrats

The Challenge of Democratic Leadership in Asia

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  • © 2008

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance (PSAG)

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Keywords

  • democracy
  • politics
  • transformation

About this book

This book studies ten dissident democratic leaders in Asia to show their vital role in democratic transformations. These explorationsof their political struggles reveal the powerful challenges and dangers that dissidents face, especially in learning to manage and negotiate the ambiguities and tensions of democratic leadership itself.

About the authors

JOHN KANE is Professor, Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. 

HAIG PATAPAN is Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

BENJAMIN WONG is Assistant Professor, Policy and Leadership Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dissident Democrats

  • Book Subtitle: The Challenge of Democratic Leadership in Asia

  • Editors: J. Kane, H. Patapan, B. Wong

  • Series Title: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60266-3Published: 01 July 2008

  • Series ISSN: 2945-6754

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-6762

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 324

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