Political Legitimacy in Asia

1. Introduction
John Kane, Hui-Chieh Loy, Haig Patapan

2. Reclaiming Legitimacy in Postrevolutionary China: Bringing Ideology and Governance Back In
Heike Holbig

3. Political Legitimacy in Vietnam under Challenge
Carlyle A. Thayer

4. The Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Thailand
Björn Dressel

5. Political Legitimacy in Indonesia: Islam, Democracy, and Good Governance
Greg Barton

6. Legitimacy in Malaysia: Dilemmas and Deficits
William Case

7. The Political Legitimacy of the PAP Government in Singapore
Benjamin Wong, Xunming Huang

8. From Coup d’état to “Disciplined Democracy” in Burma: The Tatmadaw’s Claims to Legitimacy
Stephen McCarthy

9. Legitimacy Deficit in Japan: The Road to True Popular Sovereignty
Haruko Satoh

10. Political Legitimacy in an Unconsolidated Democratic Order: The Philippines
Noel M. Morada

11. Political Legitimacy in South Korea
Hun Joon Kim

12. Democratization as a Legitimacy Formula: The KMT and Political Change in Taiwan
Naiteh Wu, Tun-jen Cheng

13. Justice and the Problem of International Legitimacy
John Kane, Haig Patapan

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Asian Culture, Asian Politics, Democracy, Social Sciences, general, Political Science