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Behind the facade : elections under authoritarianism in Southeast Asia / Lee Morgenbesser.
- 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-.
- Cambodia.
- Burma--Politics and government--1988-.
- Burma.
- Singapore--Politics and government--1990-.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations, tables
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : SUNY 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438462899
- 1438462891
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