Routledge Handbook of Democratization in East Asia

Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Introduction: An overview of East Asian democratization -- Section 1 Regional trends and country stories -- 1 East Asian democratization in comparative perspective: Viewing through the eyes of the citizens -- 2 Japanese democracy -- 3 South Korean democratization: A comparative empirical appraisal -- 4 Taiwan's challenged democracy in the twenty-first century -- 5 Democracy in Mongolia: Public perceptions of its development and future challenges -- 6 Protracted transition in a liberal autocracy: The case of Hong Kong -- 7 China's developmental authoritarianism: Dynamics and pitfalls -- 8 Authoritarian post-communist transition and its future in China, Vietnam, and North Korea -- Section 2 Institution, election and political parties -- 9 How electoral systems shape the life of a democracy: The East Asian model -- 10 The development of party systems -- 11 Politics of party polarization in East Asia: A comparison of South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan -- 12 Constitutional divergence in East Asia: Causes and consequences -- 13 Constitutionalism and judicial review in East Asia -- Section 3 Democratic citizenship -- 14 Political participation in East Asia -- 15 Class, civil society, and social movements -- 16 Women's political empowerment -- 17 Cognitive involvement and democratic understanding -- 18 'New Media' and democratisation in East Asia -- 19 The Asian values debate: A reassessment from the perspective of democratization -- Section 4 Democratic governance -- 20 Quality of democracy: Public views -- 21 Corruption and institutional trust in East Asian democracies -- 22 The rule of law and democratic governance in Asia -- 23 Human rights in East Asia -- 24 Electoral integrity in East Asia -- Section 5 Political economy of democratization.