ABSTRACT
Over the past two decades, a wide range of consultative and deliberative meetings have been introduced in Asia. From the reinvigoration of traditional village deliberation to the introduction of Western models of Deliberative Polling, public participation is burgeoning. This edited volume is the first to take a comparative perspective on the emergence and evolution of deliberative practices in Asia and their relationship with democracy. The book analyses the main motivations for introducing public deliberation in different political regimes, the effectiveness of public deliberation in Asia and whether deliberative democratic tools, in particular the Deliberative Polling technique, can apply to all societies and cultures. Featuring cases from India, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, the book reveals the differing uses of public deliberation, the impact of traditions, cultures and political regimes and provides insights into different applications of public deliberation across the region.
