... movement, which ousted President Suharto and the New Order regime after 32 years of authoritarian rule. Democracy has navigated turbulent waters over the past quarter-century, and though its foundational institutions have survived so far, they have continued to be under considerable strain ( Kimura 2023...

... by significant declines in the quality of democracy as the parliament was increasingly marginalized, a new law effectively handed control of the Election Commission of India to the incumbent government, and laws and government actions curbed civil liberties and human rights. One major positive development...

... uncoordinated, accidental, disconnected, and dependent on opportunities as these arise. But they undermine the government’s claims to authority and legitimacy. They maintain instead the moral claim to democracy, the right to be heard and consulted. We argue that democratic bricolage is the story of democratic...

...Ehito Kimura After another surge in cases, COVID-19 slowly receded from Indonesia’s foreground in 2022 as restrictions were lifted, schools and businesses reopened, and the economy rebounded. The Jokowi government posted several legislative victories while also testing the guardrails of democracy...

... remained one of the fastest-growing economies in the world in 2022. However, it suffered very significant setbacks to its democracy, with increased attacks on civil and political liberties and human rights, and on its institutions, by BJP-led governments at the center and in the states. India effectively...

... by empirically investigating not only direct but also indirect links between trade globalization and democracy in East Asia. I find that the direct negative effect of trade integration on democracy is mitigated by its indirect positive impact via inequality. Empirical evidence is provided by the three-stage...

... damaging to democracy, elite anticorruption politics can also represent a significant barrier to democratic deepening and welfare. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 governance corruption democracy India Realizing the promises of democracy is often seen...

...Eunsook Jung Many scholars argue that democracy tames religious fundamentalism. This inclusion-moderation theory holds that when radical religious movements are incorporated in the democratic system, they have incentives to adhere to institutional frameworks to influence politics and access power...

... Asian neighbors remained tense as Cambodia drifted closer into a dependent relationship with China. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 COVID-19 authoritarianism democracy trade US-Cambodia relations China-Cambodia relations JOHN D. CIORCIARI Cambodia in 2020...

... and fair elections, an independent judiciary, and a free media, but no different in their low level of support for human rights. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 Pakistan political families dynasties institutions democracy VINEETA YADAV Political Families...

...Yida Zhai Democracy is a contested concept; this article empirically examines how Chinese people understand the concept of democracy in practice when they use this term. Using four rounds of national survey data, we seek to clarify the characteristics of the Chinese people’s perception of democracy...

... the Hun Sen regime in some respects but contributing to new vulnerabilities. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 authoritarianism democracy repression sanctions Cambodia-China relations JOHN D. CIORCIARI Cambodia in 2019 Backing Further into a Corner ABSTRACT In 2019...

... is a concern. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 democracy stability unemployment equality border Bhutan RICHARD W. WHITECROSS Bhutan in 2019 A Change in Government ABSTRACT Bhutan in 2019 was dominated by the change of government in late 2018, better diplomatic...

... robust when coupled with other primary ideologies, such as Islamism and secularism. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 populism Islam nationalism ideology Indonesia democracy DIEGO FOSSATI AND MARCUS MIETZNER Analyzing Indonesia s Populist Electorate Demographic...

... by The Regents of the University of California 2018 sustainable development Sri Lanka good governance democracy GAMINI HERATH Challenges to Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka ABSTRACT In 2015, the UNproposed the Sustainable Development Goals; they were accepted by 193...

...Sree Padma Sri Lanka’s 69-year-old parliamentary democracy continues with power concentrated at the center, and consequently, the country’s non-Sinhala-Buddhist minorities on the periphery continue to press for equal rights, while ethnic strife hinders prospects for unified progress. Maithripala...

... on Bhutan’s border highlighted the kingdom’s strategic regional position. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 monarchy democracy planning happiness tourism border THIERRY MATHOU Bhutan in 2017 Preparing a New Cycle ABSTRACT Bhutan s agenda in 2017 was dominated...

... and factionalism explains the persistence of the electoral democracy in Mongolia. The article focuses on the internal politics of the Democratic Party. 2017 democracy elections party politics patronage clientelism Mongolia SERGEY RADCHENKO AND MENDEE JARGALSAIKHAN Mongolia in the 2016 17 Electoral...

... the peace process. It elaborates six ways that liberalization has influenced the quest for peace. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Myanmar Burma authoritarianism democracy peace ALEXANDER DUKALSKIS Myanmar s Double Transition Political Liberalization and the Peace...

... war on drugs, and could affect the geostrategic rivalry between the US and China. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 alliance territorial dispute drug war human rights democracy peace talks CAROLINA G. HERNANDEZ The Philippines in 2016 The Year That Shook...