The Cultural Construction of Politics in Asia

Politics, culture and democracy in Asia, Hans Antlov, Tak-Wing Ngo democracy, civil war and the demise of the Trias Politica in Sri Lanka, Peter Kloos dominant party democracy and the politics of electoral reform in Japan, Kazuki Iwanaga development and democracy in Malaysia - a comment on its socio-historical roots, Shamsul A.B. principled and unprincipled democracy - the Chinese approach to evaluation and election, Borge Bakken social values and consensus politics in colonial Hong Kong, Tak-Wing Ngo democracy in India - a historical perspective, Bettina Robotka good governance - democracy or Minzhu? Geir Helgessen, Li Xing Demokrasi Pancasila and the future of ideology in Indonesia, Hans Antlov afterword: on cultures and contexts, Laurence Whitehead.