Political Legitimacy in Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction

   • John Kane, Hui-Chieh Loy, Haig Patapan

   Pages 1-16

3. Reclaiming Legitimacy in Postrevolutionary China: Bringing Ideology and Governance Back In

   • Heike Holbig

   Pages 17-38

4. Political Legitimacy in Vietnam under Challenge

   • Carlyle A. Thayer

   Pages 39-59

5. The Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Thailand

   • Björn Dressel

   Pages 61-84

6. Political Legitimacy in Indonesia: Islam, Democracy, and Good Governance

   • Greg Barton

   Pages 85-104

7. Legitimacy in Malaysia: Dilemmas and Deficits

   • William Case

   Pages 105-126

8. The Political Legitimacy of the PAP Government in Singapore

   • Benjamin Wong, Xunming Huang

   Pages 127-147

9. From Coup d’état to “Disciplined Democracy” in Burma: The Tatmadaw’s Claims to Legitimacy

   • Stephen McCarthy

   Pages 149-171

10. Legitimacy Deficit in Japan: The Road to True Popular Sovereignty

    • Haruko Satoh

    Pages 173-193

11. Political Legitimacy in an Unconsolidated Democratic Order: The Philippines

    • Noel M. Morada

    Pages 195-216

12. Political Legitimacy in South Korea

    • Hun Joon Kim

    Pages 217-237

13. Democratization as a Legitimacy Formula: The KMT and Political Change in Taiwan

    • Naiteh Wu, Tun-jen Cheng

    Pages 239-260

14. Justice and the Problem of International Legitimacy

    • John Kane, Haig Patapan

    Pages 261-278

15. Back Matter

    Pages 279-286

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This book explores the challenges and obstacles faced by dissident leaders in Asia seeking to introduce reforms into regimes that are either imperfectly democratic or frankly hostile to democratic practices and institutions.

• democracy
• democratization
• governance
• government
• Institution
• reforms
• revolution
• sovereignty

JOHN KANEProfessor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia.
HUI-CHIEH LOY Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy of the National University of Singapore.
HAIG PATAPAN Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University.

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