Coalition politics and democratic consolidation in Asia

Contributor(s):

Sridharan, E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2012Description: xiii, 284 p. 23 cmISBN:

9780198079392

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DDC classification:

320.95 23 CO-

LOC classification:

JQ24 .C63 2012

Contents:

Introduction : Theorizing Democratic Consolidation, Parties, and Coalitions / E. Sridharan -- Coalitions and Democratic Deepening in India / E. Sridharan -- Coalition Politics in Malaysia / Khadijah Md. Khalid and Zakaria Haji Ahmad -- The Dynamics of Coalition Politics and Democracy in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda -- Coalition Politics in Japan / Takako Hirose -- Culling Lessons from Comparing the Country Cases / E. Sridharan.

Summary: "Much comparative research and theory-building has been undertaken on politics in Western democracies. There has been theorizing on democratization and the sustainability of democracies on Asian cases. But the relationship between coalition politics and the consolidation of democracy in the context of developing and multi-ethnic Asian countries characterized by evolving parties and alliances remains largely under-researched. This volume compares the patterns of coalition politics and of institutionalization of democracy in four Asian countries-India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Japan-that have experienced a significant period of coalition politics. The essays, by leading country scholars, examine whether coalition politics and its inevitable sharing of power is conducive to the consolidation of, and/or improvement in, the quality of democracy. Their findings suggest that coalition politics conduces to power-sharing and hence to the consolidation of democracy only under certain conditions, depending on whether inclusive parties and coalitions get institutionalized, and whether the coalitions are formed within or across ethnic and other cleavages."--Publisher's website.Summary: Revised version of papers presented at a conference held at Bangkok from 25-26 March 2004.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Special Collection - R. Sudarshan	FOB Library	320.95 CO- (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not For Loan	Gifted by Prof. R. Sudarshan		022410
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	320.95 CO- (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available			132721

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"Much comparative research and theory-building has been undertaken on politics in Western democracies. There has been theorizing on democratization and the sustainability of democracies on Asian cases. But the relationship between coalition politics and the consolidation of democracy in the context of developing and multi-ethnic Asian countries characterized by evolving parties and alliances remains largely under-researched. This volume compares the patterns of coalition politics and of institutionalization of democracy in four Asian countries-India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Japan-that have experienced a significant period of coalition politics. The essays, by leading country scholars, examine whether coalition politics and its inevitable sharing of power is conducive to the consolidation of, and/or improvement in, the quality of democracy. Their findings suggest that coalition politics conduces to power-sharing and hence to the consolidation of democracy only under certain conditions, depending on whether inclusive parties and coalitions get institutionalized, and whether the coalitions are formed within or across ethnic and other cleavages."--Publisher's website.

Revised version of papers presented at a conference held at Bangkok from 25-26 March 2004.

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