How East Asians view democracy
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How East Asians view democracy
Columbia University Press, c2008
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
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  United States of America
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction: Comparative perspectives on democratic legitimacy in East Asia / Yun-han Chu ... [et al.]
- The mass public and democratic politics in South Korea : exploring the subjective world of democratization in flux / Doh Chull Shin and Chong-Min Park
- Mass public perceptions of democratization in the Philippines : consolidation in progress? / Linda Luz Guerrero and Rollin F. Tusalem
- How citizens view Taiwan's new democracy / Yu-tzung Chang and Yun-han Chu
- Developing democracy under a new constitution in Thailand / Robert B. Albritton and Thawilwadee Bureekul
- The mass public and democratic politics in Mongolia / Damba Ganbat, Rollin F. Tusalem, and David D. Yang
- Japanese attitudes and values toward democracy / Ken'ichi Ikeda and Masaru Kohno
- Democratic transition frustrated : the case of Hong Kong / Wai-man Lam and Hsin-chi Kuan
- China : democratic values supporting an authoritarian system / Tianjian Shi
- Conclusion: Values, regime performance, and democratic consolidation / Yun-han Chu, Larry Diamond, and Andrew J. Nathan
Description and Table of Contents
Description
East Asian democracies are in trouble, their legitimacy threatened by poor policy performance and undermined by nostalgia for the progrowth, soft-authoritarian regimes of the past. Yet citizens throughout the region value freedom, reject authoritarian alternatives, and believe in democracy. This book is the first to report the results of a large-scale survey-research project, the East Asian Barometer, in which eight research teams conducted national-sample surveys in five new democracies (Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Mongolia), one established democracy (Japan), and two nondemocracies (China and Hong Kong) in order to assess the prospects for democratic consolidation. The findings present a definitive account of the way in which East Asians understand their governments and their roles as citizens. Contributors use their expert local knowledge to analyze responses from a set of core questions, revealing both common patterns and national characteristics in citizens' views of democracy. They explore sources of divergence and convergence in attitudes within and across nations. The findings are sobering. Japanese citizens are disillusioned.
The region's new democracies have yet to prove themselves, and citizens in authoritarian China assess their regime's democratic performance relatively favorably. The contributors to this volume contradict the claim that democratic governance is incompatible with East Asian cultures but counsel against complacency toward the fate of democracy in the region. While many forces affect democratic consolidation, popular attitudes are a crucial factor. This book shows how and why skepticism and frustration are the ruling sentiments among today's East Asians.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on Democratic Legitimacy in East Asia, by Yun-han Chu, Larry Diamond, Andrew J. Nathan, and Doh Chull Shin 2. The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in South Korea: Exploring the Subjective World of Democratization in Flux, by Doh Chull Shin and Chong-Min Park 3. Mass Public Perceptions of Democratization in the Philippines: Consolidation in Progress?, by Linda Luz Guerrero and Rollin F. Tusalem 4. How Citizens View Taiwan's New Democracy, by Yu-tzung Chang and Yun-han Chu 5. Developing Democracy Under a New Constitution in Thailand, by Robert B. Albritton and Thawilwadee Bureekul 6. The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in Mongolia, by Damba Ganbat, Rollin F. Tusalem, and David D. Yang 7. Japanese Attitudes and Values Toward Democracy, by Ken'ichi Ikeda and Masaru Kohno 8. Democratic Transition Frustrated: The Case of Hong Kong, by Wai-man Lam and Hsin-chi Kuan 9. China: Democratic Values Supporting an Authoritarian System, by Tianjian Shi 10. Conclusion: Values, Regime Performance, and Democratic Consolidation, by Yun-han Chu, Larry Diamond, and Andrew J. Nathan Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Works Cited Index
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