• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Populism in Asian Democracies: Features, Structures, and Impacts

Populism in Asian Democracies: Features, Structures, and Impacts

Paperback

EconomicsGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9004510435
ISBN13: 9789004510432
Publisher: Brill
Published: Dec 9 2021
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Populism is a contested concept when applied to Asia. In Populism in Asian Democracies: Features, Structures and Impacts, members of the Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) discuss the diverse subtypes of populism in 11 countries across Asia, their structural elements and societal impacts.

Populism takes on different forms in Asia according to its target, rhetoric and strategy. Redistributive populism stems from income inequality and rural poverty while ethno-religious populism represents a continued struggle between majority and minority groups. Progressive populism emphasizes democratic governance over corruption and factional politics, and authoritarian populism rises from government incompetence. As ADRN shows, the 11 Asian democracies have adopted various subtypes--and hybrids--of such populism models, adding importance to regional cooperation in safeguarding democracy.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

General Sociology