... government as well as the reconsolidation and strengthening of the new opposition, up to the emergence of the new Perikatan Nasional government. post-electoral coalition democratization transition ethnoreligious mobilization Malaysia ANDREAS UFEN The Downfall of Pakatan Harapan in Malaysia...

.... The South Korean experience is located in a framework of integrity institutions and the 1986 exemplar of “people power” in the Philippines. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 integrity institutions people power popular protest democratization South Korea MARK TURNER...

...Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba; Chien-Kai Chen Regime type—from authoritarian to democratic—is an important factor in determining the politics of aging and can explain why Singapore has embraced a “Confucian welfare state” model that emphasizes society’s responsibility, while Taiwan has gone from a similar...

...Wilson Wong; Ying-Ho Kwong To what extent can political marketing narrow the legitimacy gap for a hybrid regime? This article examines this question through the case of Macao (2009–14). It finds that political marketing is insufficient to compensate for lack of democratic reform and may easily...

... will face an uphill struggle to fully liberalize the regime. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 Myanmar democratization military regime protracted transition opposition MARCO BU¨NTE Myanmar s Protracted Transition Arenas, Actors, and Outcomes ABSTRACT This article...

..., by mid-year, CNRP criticism of Hun Sen led to a crackdown and the self-imposed exile of Rainsy and other high-ranking members of the opposition. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 Cambodia democratization parliament Khmer Rouge DANIEL C. O NEILL Cambodia in 2015 From...

...Julian Dierkes In 2015, Mongolia continued to realize some of its significant economic and democratic potential. At the same time, it faced notable economic hurdles, some of its own making and some created externally in its tough immediate neighborhood. © 2016 by The Regents of the University...

... with the electorate in order to win against hegemonic parties. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 electoral authoritarianism hegemonic party regimes credible commitment democratization Singapore ELVIN ONG AND MOU HUI TIM Singapore s 2011 General Elections and Beyond Beating...

...Michael Neureiter This study argues that well organized labor movements and increasing labor mobilization played a crucial role in the democratic transitions in Indonesia in 1998 and the Philippines in 1986. In contrast, the presence of less active and less organized labor unions in Malaysia...

... of Southeast Asian Nations chair. Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party further consolidated its power, sidelining opposition parties and coopting disgruntled workers and farmers. Email: < kun1@niu.edu >. © 2013 by The Regents of the University of California 2013 Cambodia democratization...

... in Timor-Leste and the Australian military-led International Stabilization Force formally concluded operations. Email: < mleach@swin.edu.au >. © 2013 by The Regents of the University of California 2013 Timor-Leste United Nations peacekeeping elections democratization MICHAEL...

... identity change democratization cross-Strait relations confirmatory factor analysis 845 Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 5, pp. 845 871. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Please direct all requests for permis- sion...

... to integrate religious policy with its systemic socioeconomic and political reforms. © 2010 By the Regents of the University of California state-religion relations religious policy political reform democratization Chinese politics JAMES W. TONG The New Religious Policy in China Catching up...

... constituent assembly democratization Maoists Tarai Nepali Congress NEPAL AND BHUTAN IN 2008 A New Beginning? John Whelpton Abstract In Nepal, the twice-postponed elections for the Constituent Assembly were successfully held in April 2008. The Maoists, who obtained a plurality of seats, took office...

...Ian Holliday Democratization studies now highlight potentially derailing problems such as warlike nationalism and violent ethnic conflict. In Myanmar, where ethnic tension runs deep, the risks are especially great. Political reformers should work within the framework of the military junta's planned...

... democratization MYANMAR S FOREIGN TRADE AND ITS POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES Jalal Alamgir Abstract Analysis of Myanmar s official and unofficial trade suggests that the material bases of independent political power have weakened. Concentration of commercial influence in conjunction with Western trade sanctions has...

... approaching each other again. This commingling process, which has elevated their relations to an “unofficial-in-name-only” status, is the result of three mutually reinforcing factors: re-imagination of colonial ties, sharing of a democratic identity, and the permeating of popular culture. © 2007...

...Chang Hun Oh; Celeste Arrington This study takes a disaggregated approach to the analysis of recent anti-American sentiments in Korea. It examines how the political changes entailed in the processes of democratization and democratic consolidation in the arenas of civil society, political society...