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oapen-20.500.12657-625742024-03-28T08:18:34Z Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia Teehankee, Julio C. Echle, Christian Identity;India;Indonesia;Institutionalization;Malaysia;Mongolia;Nationalism;Partisan;Philippines;South Korea;Sri Lanka;Taiwan thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPB Comparative politics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies. How have democracies such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines survived against the odds, despite struggling economic performance and highly unequal distribution of income? How have formerly authoritarian regimes in places like South Korea and Taiwan evolved into stable democracies? The contributors to this volume examine these case studies, along with Mongolia, Malaysia, and India, arguing that the common element is the extent to which political parties, including opposition parties, have become institutionalized and act as stabilizers on democracy. They contend that the role of political parties has been significantly underestimated in comparison with structural elements, which are insufficient to explain how these democracies have persisted. An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties, and institutions. 2023-04-26T10:10:31Z 2023-04-26T10:10:31Z 2023 book 9781032349206 9781003324478 9781032349213 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62574 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000904277.pdf http://www.routledge.com Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003324478 10.4324/9781003324478 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781032349206 9781003324478 9781032349213 Routledge 257 open access
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Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies.
How have democracies such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines survived against the odds, despite struggling economic performance and highly unequal distribution of income? How have formerly authoritarian regimes in places like South Korea and Taiwan evolved into stable democracies? The contributors to this volume examine these case studies, along with Mongolia, Malaysia, and India, arguing that the common element is the extent to which political parties, including opposition parties, have become institutionalized and act as stabilizers on democracy. They contend that the role of political parties has been significantly underestimated in comparison with structural elements, which are insufficient to explain how these democracies have persisted.
An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties, and institutions.
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