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Political Legitimacy in Asia

New Leadership Challenges

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  • © 2011

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  1. John Kane
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  2. Hui-Chieh Loy
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  3. Haig Patapan
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance (PSAG)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  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.

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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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