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Democratization and Identity
Regimes and Ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia
Democratization and Identity
Regimes and Ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia
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Do authoritarian regimes manage ethnic pluralism better than democracies? Is the process of democratization itself destructive of inter-ethnic accomodation? The notable contributors to Democratization and Identity explore and challenge such arguments as they introduce the experiences of East and Southeast Asia into the study of democratization in ethnically (including religiously) diverse societies. This insightful volume views political regimes and ethnic identities as co-constitutive: authoritarianism, democratization, and democracy are interconnected processes of (re)producing collective (including ethnic) identities and political power, under the influence of entrenched and evolving sociopolitical relations and forms of economic production. Democratization and Identity 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 collection'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
Part 2 Debating Theories and Concepts
Chapter 3 Is Democracy the "Least Bad" System for Minority Groups?
Chapter 4 The Democratization of National Identity
Chapter 5 Understanding Contending Nationalist Identities: Reading Ernest Gellner and Benedict Anderson from Taiwan
Chapter 6 The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Ethnic Conflict in Asia
Part 7 Reflecting on East Asia
Chapter 8 The Politics of Recognition in Contemporary Japan
Chapter 9 Ethnic Identity in China: The Rising Politics of Cultural Difference
Chapter 10 Democratic Transition and Cultural Diversity: Buddhist Organizations and Identity Construction in Taiwan
Part 11 Reflecting on Southeast Asia
Chapter 12 Democratization and Religious and Nationalist Conflict in Post-Suharto Indonesia
Chapter 13 Democracy, Nationalism, and Ethnic Identity: The Philippines and East Timor Compared
Chapter 14 Elusive Democracy: Appropriation of "Rights" Ideologies in Malaysian Ethnic and Religious Political Discourse
Product details
| Published | Dec 05 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 276 |
| ISBN | 9780739107676 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 231 x 155 mm |
| Series | Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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