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The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific
Edited by: R.J. May, Viberto SelochanPlease read Conditions of use before downloading the formats.
Description
In The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific, a number of prominent regional specialists take a fresh look at the military’s changing role in selected countries of Asia and the Pacific, particularly with regard to the countries’ performance against criteria of democratic government.
Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Burma, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Korea, Fiji and Papua New Guinea all fall under the spotlight as the authors examine the role which the military has played in bringing about changes of political regime, and in resisting pressures for change.
Under the auspices of The Australian National University’s Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, and within the context of the Regime Change and Regime Maintenance in Asia and the Pacific project, the following contributors compiled The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific: Emajuddin Ahamed, Suchit Bunbongkarn, Stephanie Lawson, R. J. May, Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Viberto Selochan, Josef Silverstein, Michael Vatikiotis and Yung Myung Kim. The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific provides a sequel to Viberto Selochan’s earlier collection, The Military, the State, and Development in Asia and the Pacific (1991).
Details
- ISBN (print):
- 9781920942014
- ISBN (online):
- 9781920942007
- Publication date:
- Mar 2004
- Imprint:
- ANU Press
- DOI:
- http://doi.org/10.22459/MDAP.03.2004
- Disciplines:
- Social Sciences: Development Studies, Military & Defence Studies, Politics & International Studies
- Countries:
- East Asia: South Korea; Pacific: Fiji, Papua New Guinea; South Asia: Bangladesh, Pakistan; Southeast Asia: Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand
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- Introduction: democracy and the military in comparative perspective (PDF, 238KB) – R.J. May, Stephanie Lawson, and Viberto Selochan doi
- The military and democracy in Indonesia (PDF, 164KB) – Michael R.J. Vatikiotis doi
- The military and democracy in Thailand (PDF, 159KB) – Suchit Bunbongkarn doi
- The military and the fragile democracy of the Philippines (PDF, 138KB) – Viberto Selochan doi
- Burma’s struggle for democracy: the army against the people (PDF, 175KB) – Josef Silverstein doi
- Pakistan: civil-military relations in a praetorian state (PDF, 141KB) – Hasan Askari Rizvi doi
- The military and democracy in Bangladesh (PDF, 195KB) – Emajuddin Ahamed doi
- Patterns of military rule and prospects for democracy in South Korea (PDF, 137KB) – Yung Myung Kim doi
- The military versus democracy in Fiji: problems for contemporary political development (PDF, 153KB) – Stephanie Lawson doi
- Government and the military in Papua New Guinea (PDF, 233KB) – R.J. May doi
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