ABSTRACT
This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics and prospects of democratization in East Asia. A team of leading experts in the field offers discussion at both the country and regional level, including analysis of democratic attitudes and movements in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Evaluating all the key components of regime evolution, from citizen politics to democratic institutions, the sections covered include:
• Regional Trends and Country Overviews
• Institutions, Elections, and Political Parties
• Democratic Citizenship
• Democratic Governance
• The Political Economy of Democratization
Examining the challenges that East Asian emerging democracies still face today, as well as the prospects of the region's authoritarian regimes, the Routledge Handbook of Democratization in East Asia will be useful for students and scholars of East Asian Politics, Comparative Politics, and Asian Studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section 1|142 pages
Regional trends and country stories
chapter 1|21 pages
East Asian democratization in comparative perspective
section 2|90 pages
Institution, election and political parties
chapter 11|16 pages
Politics of party polarization in East Asia
section 3|94 pages
Democratic citizenship
section 4|82 pages
Democratic governance
section 5|103 pages
Political economy of democratization