Dissident Democrats: The Challenge of Democratic Leadership in Asia (Palgrave Series in Asian Governance)

Dissident Democratic Leaders Are Exceptional Individuals Who Risk Much In Trying To Advance The Case Of Democracy In Authoritarian Regimes. This Book Employs Fine-grained Studies Of Ten Dissident Leaders In Asia To Show Their Vital Role In Democratic Transformations. The Accounts Of Their Political Struggles Reveal How Particular Institutional, Cultural, Religious, And Ethnic Conditions Affect Individual Leaders.--book Jacket. The Challenge Of Dissident Democratic Leadership / John Kane And Haig Patapan -- Lee Kuan Yew : Dissident Democrat Or Pragmatic Prince? / Stephen Mccarthy -- Thaksin : Competitive Authoritarian And Flawed Dissident / Thitinan Pongsudhirak -- Anwar Ibrahim : Semi-dissident, Semi-democrat / Meredith L. Weiss -- Sam Rainsy And The Sam Rainsy Party : Configuring Opposition Politics In Cambodia / Kheang Un -- Koizumi : The Iconoclast Who Remade Japanese Politics / Peng Er Lam -- Ninoy And Cory Aquino : Restoring Democracy To The Philippines / John Kane -- Abdurrahman Wahid : The Maverick Dissident Democrat / Benny Subianto -- Lee Teng-hui And Taiwanese Democracy / Naiteh Wu -- Kim Dae Jung : From Democratic Dissident To Democratic Practitioner / Sung Chull Kim -- Aung San Suu Kyi : Gandhian Dissident Democrat / Zaw Oo -- Dissident Democrats : Themes And Lessons / John Kane, Haig Patapan, And Benjamin Wong. Edited By John Kane, Haig Patapan, Benjamin Wong. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.