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Book SynopsisThis book presents a new organizing framework for studying democratic recession and autocratization in Southeast Asia. By introducing a new concept, “democratic backlash,” the book details how democratic recession inevitably provokes resistance that often forms the nucleus of new democratic movements, and in doing so, argues that it is important to identify these reverse trends that may eventually become dominant.
The book contributes to current literature which thus far has sought to understand the causes and consequences of the decline in democracy around the world. Previous literature has focused primarily on advanced democracies, or alternatively, on large scale quantitative comparison. As such, this book helps fill a research gap with its focus on Southeast Asia, employing a comparative case study approach.
Chapter authors are experts on Southeast Asia, a region that has experienced democratic recession and autocratization in a variety of ways, from rising populism to military coups.
Table of ContentsIntroductionDemocratic Decline and Rising Autocratization in Southeast Asia: A Framework for AnalysisPart One: Democratic Recession in Southeast AsiaThe Sharp Edge of Power: China’s Power and Democratic Erosion in the PhilippinesChallenging the Surveillance State: The Anti-Terrorism Act and the Decline of Philippine Democracy
Anies Baswedan and Sub-State Populism in Jakarta Indonesia
In Limbo: Islamist Populism and Democratic Stagnation in Malaysia
Part Two: Autocratization and Authoritarian TechniquesThe ‘Backdoor’ Government and Executive Aggrandisement: Democratic Backsliding in MalaysiaThailand’s Authoritarian Innovation and Its Resistance: The Case of Propaganda in ‘ROTC Cyber’ Activity
Part Three: Reinforcing Norms and Democratic StructuresRural Grassroots Governance-Building in MyanmarDemocratization of rural Indonesia through village head election: A glimpse of hope from Indramayu
Not So Great Transformation: Democratization and Social Conflict in Timor-Leste
Part Four: Democratic BacklashRegimes, Repression, Repertoires: Student Protest Movements and the Repertoires of Contention in the Philippines and IndonesiaA Time for Change: From a Hybrid Authoritarian Regime to the Creation of a New Federal Myanmar Army
Social Media and Democratic Recession in Southeast Asia
