About the Book

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Electoral Malpractice in Asia: The Menu of Manipulation 1
5. PART 1 Ruling Parties as Manipulators: Choosing from the Incumbents’ Toolkit
6. 2 Japan: Manipulating (on) the Margins 27
7. 3 South Korea: Neither Free nor Fair 43
8. 4 Taiwan: Raising the Bar 65
9. 5 Mongolia: When Manipulation Backfires 89
10. 6 Singapore: Tilting the Playing Field 107
11. 7 Malaysia: When the Whole Menu Is Not Enough 127
12. 8 Cambodia: When the Gloves Come Off 145
13. PART 2 Local and Unelected Actors: Manipulation Without Incumbents
14. 9 Indonesia: Different Actors, Different Tools 169
15. 10 The Philippines: Democracy in Distress 199
16. 11 Myanmar: Invisible Intimidation 219
17. 12 Thailand: The Uses and Abuses of Electoral Reforms 241
18. PART 3 Conclusion
19. 13 Electoral Malpractice: The Consequences for Democracy in Asia 255
20. Acronyms 283
21. Bibliography 287
22. The Contributors 311
23. Index 313
24. About the Book 327