Human Rights in Asia

1. Introduction
Leena Avonius, Damien Kingsbury

2. Universalism and Exceptionalism in “Asia”
Damien Kingsbury

3. Asia Values? Why Not, But How?
Jau-hwa Chen

4. Human Rights from the Left: The Early Chinese Democracy Movement
Lauri Paltemaa

5. Chinese Values and Human Rights
Ann Kent

6. From Marsinah to Munir: Grounding Human Rights in Indonesia
Leena Avonius

7. From “Asian Values” to Singapore Exceptionalism
Laurence Wai-Teng Leong

8. Human Rights in Thailand: Rhetoric or Substance on “Asian Values”
Naruemon Thabchumpon

9. “Asian Values,” Gender, and Culture-Specific Development
Päivi Koskinen

10. The Nation-State and Its Violence: Debates in Post-Cold War Japan
Mikako Iwatake

11. Walking the Line between the “War on Terror” and the Defense of Human Rights
Reetta Toivanen

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights