Democratization and Identity Regimes and Ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia

by Henders, Susan J.; Bell, Daniel A.; Bertrand, Jacques; Brown, David; Maukuei, Chang; Gladney, Dru C.; Goonewardena, Kanishka; Laliberté, André; Lie, John; Nagata, Judith; Rankin, Katharine N.; Wurfel, David

• ISBN13: 9780739106891
• ISBN10: 0739106899
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-29
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The notable contributors to Democratization and Identity introduce the experiences of East and Southeast Asia into the study of democratization in ethnically (including religiously) diverse societies. This collection suggests that the risk of ethnicized conflict, exclusion, or hierarchy during democratization depends in large part on the nature of the ethnic identities and relations constituted during authoritarian rule. This volume's theoretical breakthroughs and its country case studies shed light on the prospects for ethnically inclusive and non-hierarchical democratization across East and Southeast Asia and beyond.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
1 Political Regimes and Ethnic Identities in East and Southeast Asia: Beyond the "Asian Values" Debate	1	(24)
Susan J. Henders
Part I: Debating Theories and Concepts
2 Is Democracy the "Least Bad" System for Minority Groups?	25	(18)
Daniel A. Bell
3 The Democratization of National Identity	43	(24)
David Brown
4 Understanding Contending Nationalist Identities: Reading Ernest Gellner and Benedict Anderson from Taiwan	67	(28)
Chang Maukuei
5 The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Ethnic Conflict in Asia	95	(22)
Katharine N. Rankin and Kanishka Goonewardena
Part II: Reflecting on East Asia
6 The Politics of Recognition in Contemporary Japan	117	(16)
John Lie
7 Ethnic Identity in China: The Rising Politics of Cultural Difference	133	(20)
Dru C. Gladney
8 Democratic Transition and Cultural Diversity: Buddhist Organizations and Identity Construction in Taiwan	153	(24)
André Laliberté
Part III: Reflecting on Southeast Asia
9 Democratization and Religious and Nationalist Conflict in Post-Suharto Indonesia	177	(24)
Jacques Bertrand
10 Democracy, Nationalism, and Ethnic Identity: The Philippines and East Timor Compared	201	(24)
David Wurfel
11 Elusive Democracy: Appropriation of "Rights" Ideologies in Malaysian Ethnic and Religious Political Discourse	225	(26)
Judith Nagata
Index	251	(14)
About the Contributors	265