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Rethinking Democratic Practices in Southeast Asia: Corruption and Political Scandals in the Early 21st Century
Author(s) -
Lopez Mario,
Suryomenggolo Jafar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian politics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1943-0787
pISSN - 1943-0779
DOI - 10.1111/aspp.12145
Subject(s) - foregrounding , democracy , language change , politics , political science , political economy , political corruption , development economics , sociology , law , economics , art , philosophy , linguistics , literature
This special issue deals with how corruption and political scandals impact upon S outheast A sian societies. It is concerned with the ways in which both influence the perceptions of democracy within the region, and whether recent transformations have furthered democratic liberalization. This article offers a brief overview of recent academic discussions that have taken place within S outheast A sia, foregrounding the two issues of corruption and political scandals as part of the debate on the diverse forms of democracy in the region.