Confucianism and democratization in East Asia / Doh Chull Shin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sin, To-chʻŏl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--East Asia.

Democratization.

Democracy--East Asia.

Democracy.

Confucianism and state--East Asia.

Confucianism and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Confucianism & democratization in East Asia

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of democratization in East Asia. In this book, Doh Chull Shin examines the prevalence of core Confucian legacies and their impacts on civic and political orientations in six Confucian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Analyses of the Asian Barometer and World Values surveys reveal that popular attachment to Confucian legacies has mixed results on democratic demand. While Confucian political legacies encourage demand for a non-liberal democratic government that prioritizes the economic welfare of the community over the freedom of individual citizens, its social legacies promote interpersonal trust and tolerance, which are critical components of democratic civic life. Thus, the author argues that citizens of historically Confucian Asia have an opportunity to combine the best of Confucian ideals and democratic principles in a novel, particularly East Asian brand of democracy.

Contents:

The evolution of Confucian East Asia and its cultural legacies

The Confucian Asian values thesis: theoretical debate and empirical research

Confucianism as a hierarchical way of life

Confucianism as a government of paternalistic meritocracy

Communitarianism and civic activism

Familism and civic orientations

Conceptions of democracy

Support for democracy

Reassessing the Confucian Asian values debate.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23066-7

1-139-21015-7

1-280-56891-7

1-139-22315-1

9786613598516

1-139-08408-9

1-139-22487-5

1-139-21835-2

1-139-21526-4

1-139-22144-2

OCLC:

775870026