Southeast Asia in political science : theory, region, and qualitative analysis / edited by Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, Tuong Vu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kuhonta, Erik Martinez, 1973-

Slater, Dan, 1971-

Vu, Tuong, 1965-

Series:

Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific

East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government.

Southeast Asia.

Politics and government.

Political science--Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

xviii, 455 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

This book argues that Southeast Asian political studies have made important contributions to theory building in comparative politics through a dialogue involving theory, area studies, and qualitative methodology. The book provides a state-of-the-art review of key topics in the field, including: state structures, political regimes, political parties, contentious politics, civil society, ethnicity, religion, rural development, globalization, and political economy. The chapters allow readers to trace the development of the field of Southeast Asian politics and to address central debates in comparative politics. The book will serve as a valuable reference for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars of Southeast Asian politics, and comparativists engaged in theoretical debates at the heart of political science.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Contributions of Southeast Asian Political Studies / Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, Tuong Vu 1

2 Studying States in Southeast Asia / Erik Martinez Kuhonta 30

3 Democracy and Dictatorship Do Not Float Freely: Structural Sources of Political Regimes in Southeast Asia / Dan Slater 55

4 Developing Democracies in Southeast Asia: Theorizing the Role of Parties and Elections / Allen Hicken 80

5 Contentious Mass Politics in Southeast Asia: Knowledge Accumulation and Cycles of Growth and Exhaustion / Tuong Vu 102

6 In-Depth Research and Knowledge Accumulation About Agrarian Politics in Southeast Asia / Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet 129

7 Civil Society and Close Approximations Thereof / Meredith L. Weiss 144

8 Beyond Doctrine and Dogma: Religion and Politics in Southeast Asia / Kikue Hamayotsu 171

9 The Study of Political Ethnicity in Southeast Asia / Jamie S. Davidson 199

10 Southeast Asia and the Political Economy of Development / Regina Abrami, Richard F. Doner 227

11 The Missing Countryside: The Price of Ignoring Rural Political Economy in Southeast Asia / Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung 252

12 Southeast Asia and Globalization: The Political Economy of Illiberal Adaptation / Greg Felker 274

13 Southeast Asia in Political Science: Terms of Enlistment / Donald K. Emmerson 302.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-422) and index.

ISBN:

9780804758109

0804758107

0804761523

9780804761529

OCLC:

173683537