Political Legitimacy in Asia New Leadership Challenges

by Loy, Hui-Chieh; Patapan, Haig; Kane, John

• ISBN13: 9780230337534
• ISBN10: 0230337538
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The editors of this collection bring together scholars of comparative politics, political philosophy and democratic theory to investigate the vital transformative role of dissident democratic leaders in Asia. The contributors explore the challenges and obstacles faced by leaders seeking to introduce reforms into regimes that are either imperfectly democratic or frankly hostile to democratic practices and institutions. It also examines the way leaders conduct themselves democratically in the course of their struggle and how they respond to demands to maintain democratic dissent once they succeed.

Author Biography

John Kane is a professor in the Department of Politics and public policy Griffith University and has been three times visiting professor at Yale University. He researches in political theory, leadership and U.S foreign policy He is The Politics of Moral capital(2001) and Between Virtue and Power The Persistent Moral Dilemma of U.S foreign Policy (2008)and co-author of a forthcoming book. The Democratic Haig Patapen is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy of Griffith University. His research interests are in political and legal philosophy, comparative constitutionalism and political leadership. His recent publications include Machiavelli in Love: The Modern Politics of Love and Fear (2007) and the co-edited books Dissident Democrats: The Challenge of Democratic Leadership in Asia (2008) and Dispersed Democratic Leadership Origins, Dynamics, and Implications (2009)

Table of Contents

Introduction--John Kane, Hui-Chieh Loy, and Haig Patapan * Reclaiming Legitimacy in Post-Revolutionary China: Bringing Ideology and Governance Back In--Heike Holbig* Political Legitimacy in Vietnam Under Challenge--Carlyle A. Thayer * The Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Thailand--Björn Dressel * Political Legitimacy in Indonesia: Islam, Democracy, and Good Governance * Legitimacy in Malaysia: Dilemmas and Deficits--William Case * The Political Legitimacy of the PAP Government in Singapore--Benjamin Wong and Xunming Huang * From Coup d’état to "Disciplined Democracy" in Burma: The Tatmadaw’s Claims to Legitimacy--Stephen McCarthy * Legitimacy Deficit in Japan: The Road to True Popular Sovereignty--Haruko Satoh * Political Legitimacy in an Unconsolidated Democratic Order: The Philippines--Noel Morada * Political Legitimacy in South Korea--Hun-Joon Kim * Democratization as a Legitimacy Formula: The KMT and Political Change in Taiwan--T. J. Chen and Nai-Teh Wu * Political Legitimacy Reconsidered--John Kane and Haig Patapan