Globalization and democratization in Asia : the construction of identity / / edited by Catarina Kinnvall and Kristina Jonsson

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.2/095
• Soggetto topico: Democratization; Civil society; Ethnicity; Globalization
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KinnvallCatarina JonssonKristina
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Globalization and Democratization in Asia: The Construction of Identity; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1. Analyzing the Global-Local Nexus; Part II: Approaching Globalization; 2. Globalization and the Twilight of Asian Exceptionalism; 3. Globalization and Democratic Governance; Part III: Globalization, Democracy and Civil Society; 4. On Alien Western Democracy; 5. Imported Democracy; 6. What Sort of Democracy? Predatory and Neo-Liberal Agendas in Indonesia ; 7. Globalization, Authoritarian Regimes and Political Change8. Social Movements, Civil Society and Democracy in Japan; 9. Globalization, Democratization and Civil Society in Southeast Asia; Part IV: Identity and Citizenship in a Glocalized Asia; 10. Democratic Citizenship and Minority Rights; 11. Globalization and Democratic Developments in Southeast Asia; 12. Global Imaginings, the State's Quest for Hegemony, and the Pursuit of Phantom Freedom in China; 13. Appropriating the Global Within the Local; Part V: Conclusion; 14. The Global-Local Nexus Revisited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Globalization is a defining feature of our times, covering everything from economic and political issues to the spread of American culture. Its status is controversial, however with some viewing it as leading to greater development for all, while others see it as a threat to national cultures and democratic political life. This book shows how simplified such binary views are, and examines how various globalizing forces have affected Asian societies. It discusses the relationship between globalization, identity and democratic developments in Asia both theoretically and empirically, and aims to
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and democratization in Asia
• ISBN: 0-415-27731-0; 1-134-47324-9; 1-280-07367-5; 0-203-36166-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451043203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II