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Behind the façade : elections under authoritarianism in Southeast Asia / Lee Morgenbesser.
Van Pelt Library JQ750.A95 M67 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgenbesser, Lee, 1983- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--Southeast Asia--Case studies.
- Elections.
- Authoritarianism--Southeast Asia--Case studies.
- Authoritarianism.
- Elections--Cambodia.
- Elections--Burma.
- Elections--Singapore.
- Cambodia--Politics and government--1979-1993.
- Cambodia.
- Politics and government.
- Burma--Politics and government--1988-.
- Burma.
- Singapore--Politics and government--1990-.
- Singapore.
- Southeast Asia.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Behind the Façade" examines the question of why authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia bother holding elections. Using comprehensive case studies of Cambodia, Myanmar, and Singapore, Lee Morgenbesser argues that elections allow authoritarian regimes to collect information, pursue legitimacy, manage political elites, and sustain neopatrimonial domination. He demonstrates how these functions are employed to manage the complex strategic interaction that occurs between dictators, political elites, and citizens. Far from being mere window dressing or even a precursor to democracy, flawed elections, Morgenbesser concludes, are paramount to the maintenance of authoritarian rule.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Elections under Authoritarianism 9
- Approaches to Elections 9
- Behind the Façade: A Theoretical Framework 17
- Authoritarian Regimes: Actors and Preferences 34
- Case Selection 39
- Plan of the Book 43
- Chapter 2 Cambodia 47
- Introduction 47
- A Brief History of Neopatrimonialism in Cambodia 51
- Saving the State: The CPP's Counterreform Agenda 56
- Elections: Actors and Dynamics 66
- Conclusion 78
- Chapter 3 Myanmar (Burma) 85
- Introduction 85
- The Soviet Model Comes to Burma 89
- Fury of the Storm: The 1990 Election 100
- The 2010 Election: A Patient Transition 103
- Military Hand-Back and an Election Tsunami 120
- Conclusion 131
- Chapter 4 Singapore 137
- Introduction 137
- Faux Democracy and Mandate Elections 141
- Power by Invitation: Self-Renewal under the PAP 155
- Conclusion 175.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Morgenbesser, Lee, 1983- author. Behind the façade.
- ISBN:
- 9781438462875
- 1438462875
- OCLC:
- 947269725
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