Behind the Facade

Elections under Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Explores why authoritarian regimes bother to hold elections.Behind the Façade examines the question of why authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia bother holding elections. Using comprehensive case studies of Cambodia, Myanmar, and Singapore, Lee Morgenbesser argues that elections allow authoritarian regimes to collect information, pursue legitimacy, manage political elites, and sustain neopatrimonial domination. He demonstrates how these functions are employed to manage the complex strategic interaction that occurs between dictators, political elites, and citizens. Far from being mere window dressing or even a precursor to democracy, flawed elections, Morgenbesser concludes, are paramount to the maintenance of authoritarian rule.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-10-01
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor292
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438462875

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List of Figures and TablesNote on TermsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionThe Puzzle of Authoritarian Elections1: Elections under AuthoritarianismApproaches to ElectionsBehind the Façade: A Theoretical FrameworkAuthoritarian Regimes: Actors and PreferencesCase SelectionPlan of the Book2: CambodiaIntroductionA Brief History of Neopatrimonialism in CambodiaSaving the State: The CPP’s Counterreform AgendaElections: Actors and DynamicsConclusion3: Myanmar (Burma)IntroductionThe Soviet Model Comes to BurmaFury of the Storm: The 1990 ElectionThe 2010 Election: A Patient TransitionMilitary Hand-Back and an Election TsunamiConclusion4: SingaporeIntroductionFaux Democracy and Mandate ElectionsPower by Invitation: Self-Renewal under the PAPConclusionConclusionSummary of Theory and CasesElections and Authoritarianism in Southeast AsiaImplications of Findings: Approaches to ElectionsAppendix 1: Authoritarian Regimes (2015)Appendix 2: Regime Classification of Selected CasesAppendix 3: Mandate Claims by Singapore’s PAPCoding of Mandate ClaimsCoding of General ElectionsBibliographyIndex