Behind the Facade

Lee Morgenbesser is Research Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy and Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University in Australia.

• 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

"Besides readers who approach the book with a disciplinary focus, those who approach it with an area studies or country-specific focus will also find it a valuable resource worthy of a place on their bookshelf … the value of the book is in the sincere effort the author makes to bridge the gap between area studies and discipline-oriented research." — Pacific Affairs