The fall of the Berlin Wall showed democratic revolutions to be extremely important events in the modern world, yet these have neither been added to the revolutionary canon nor adequately incorporated into the literature on democratic transitions. In theorizing peaceful popular uprisings against dictatorships and comparing them across Asia and Eastern Europe, Democratic Revolutions revives a much-neglected concept. Despite enormous differences between Asia and Eastern Europe, there are striking similarities between the peaceful, spontaneous, urban-based and cross-class democratic uprisings...
The fall of the Berlin Wall showed democratic revolutions to be extremely important events in the modern world, yet these have neither been added to t...
Despite enormous differences between Asia and Eastern Europe, there are striking similarities between the peaceful, spontaneous, urban-based and cross-class democratic uprisings against unyielding dictatorships that have occurred in the two regions. The book explores the kind of non-democratic regimes that are particularly vulnerable to democratic revolutions. It examines why and how democrats rebel and what the results of democratic revolutions have been. Questions posed in this book include: * Why were communist rulers shot in China but not in Eastern Europe? * Why did stolen...
Despite enormous differences between Asia and Eastern Europe, there are striking similarities between the peaceful, spontaneous, urban-based and cross...
This book is the first comprehensive academic effort to examine the phenomenon of top female political leaders in Asia. It portrays prime ministers, presidents, and opposition leaders, but it is not a conventional biographical volume. Rather, it analyzes female politicians by means of case studies that are based on a common theoretical framework. The case studies were conducted over three years of field research, which included interviews with the female leaders themselves and members of their inner circle. Each chapter explores the similarities, but also points to the distinctiveness of each...
This book is the first comprehensive academic effort to examine the phenomenon of top female political leaders in Asia. It portrays prime ministers, p...
The Philippines is a fascinating example of a 'poor country democracy' where issues of economic development and poverty, political participation and stability as well as ethnicity and migration are crucial. The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philippines provides a comprehensive overview of the current political, economic, social and cultural issues of the country. After a number of chapters look at the different approaches to studying the Philippines today, the Handbook is divided into sections concentrating on the themes of politics, society, economics and foreign...
The Philippines is a fascinating example of a 'poor country democracy' where issues of economic development and poverty, political participation an...
