Democratic deconsolidation in Southeast Asia / Marcus Mietzner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mietzner, Marcus, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Politics and society in Southeast Asia, 2515-2998.

Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in Southeast Asia, 2515-2998

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Southeast Asia.

Democracy.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (77 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Since the mid-2000s, the quality of democracy around the world has been in decline, and Southeast Asia is no exception. This Element analyzes the extent, patterns and drivers of democratic deconsolidation in the three Southeast Asian countries that boast the longest history of electoral democracy in the region: Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. While the exact deconsolidation outcomes differ, all three nations have witnessed similar trends of democratic erosion. In each case, long-standing democratic deficiencies (such as clientelism, politicized security forces and non-democratic enclaves) have persisted; rising wealth inequality has triggered political oligarchization and subsequent populist responses embedded in identity politics; and ambitious middle classes have opted for non-democratic alternatives to safeguard their material advancement. As a result, all three polities have descended from their democratic peaks between the late 1980s and early 2000s, with few signs pointing to a return to previous democratization paths.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Democratization and its Obstacles in Southeast Asia

Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 Crisis of Democracy in Southeast Asia?

1.2 Democratic Consolidation and its Critics

1.3 Democratic Deconsolidation

1.4 The Case Studies and Structure of this Element

2 Democratic Peaks

2.1 Indonesia: 2004-8

2.2 Philippines: 1987-90

2.3 Thailand: 1998-2002

2.4 Sustaining Transitions and Consolidation

3 Democratic Descent

3.1 Indonesia: Illiberal Trends

3.2 Philippines: Populist Surge

3.3 Thailand: Return of the Military

3.4 Southeast Asia's Democratic Decline

4 Old Structures and Players

4.1. Clientelism and Patronage

4.2 Assertive Military and Police Forces

4.3 Non-Democratic Enclaves

5 Inequalities and Their Politicization

5.1 Rising Wealth Inequality

5.2 Oligarchization of Politics

5.3 Populism and Identity Politics

6 Democracy and the Middle Class

6.1 Expanding Middle Classes

6.2 Middle Class Illiberalism

7 Conclusion

References.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Aug 2021).

ISBN:

1-108-69743-7

1-108-58907-3

1-108-67708-8

OCLC:

1263290406