Contention and regime change in Asia : contrasting dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
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Contention and regime change in Asia : contrasting dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
（Challenges to democracy in the 21st century）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2020
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-309) and index
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Description
In undemocratic settings, where modes of political participation and interest mediation are severely limited, protest may become a major form of political action. When and why does popular upsurge occur in such a setting? What form does it take and what do people ask for? When does protest become regime-threatening? And how does the authoritarian government react? This book explains the dynamics we observe during regime change facing high contention, in which much is at stake both for those in power and their challengers. Focussing on the experiences of democratizing countries in Asia, the author shows that even in the chaotic context of regime change there are regularities in when and how people mobilize. The book applies concepts and methods used in social movement research to the study of regime change and is based on a newly collected protest event dataset of 20 years for Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand.
Table of Contents
1. A fresh look at the interrelationship between protest dynamics and regime change2. Old concepts - newly combined - and a new dataset3. Contrasting protest dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand (1985-2005)4. Where does the power of the people lie? Organization and forms of protest during regime change5. What are they shouting about? Protest demands during regime change6. Opposition from within? Mobilization and organization of civil and political society during regime change7. Rise of the previously excluded classes? Mobilization and organization of workers, farmers, and students during regime change8. Repression and protest during regime change: democratization as an interactive process between power holders and challengers9. Final discussion and conclusion: dynamic transitions and their implications
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