Three Faces of Populism in Asia

Populism as a Multifaceted Political Practice
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-50820-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 511 g

Reihe: Politics in Asia

Drawing on evidence from eight case studies from across three Asian subregions, this volume highlights the distinctive features of Asian populism in comparison with Western experiences. In contrast to the latter, populist practices in Asia tend to exhibit an ambiguous nature, often characterized by ad hoc and mixed ideological add-ons.

The case studies shed light on the cultural dimension of populism, an aspect that has been largely overlooked in Western contexts. Empirical evidence shows that political culture and identity politics exert an influence on populist practices in Asia. In the meantime, populist attitudes towards the role of politicians, the popular will and the relationship between the elite and the people can serve as an explanatory variable for political outcomes. The relationship between populism and democracy in Asia is observed to be more intricate than that in Western contexts. Populism is not necessarily endogenous to democracy, and thus its emergence may not solely be a response to the crisis of democracy.

The book presents a valuable resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and those looking at the phenomenon of populism through a comparative lens.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Shiru

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

 

List of figures

List of Tables

 

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

 

Chapter 1. Introduction: Populism as a Multifaceted Political Practice

Shiru Wang    

 

Chapter 2. Populisms in India: Conditions and a Concept

Srikrishna Ayyangar

 

Chapter 3. Varieties of Chinese Populism: Mapping the Mindsets of Pro- and Anti-System Populists

Sarah Eaton and Armin Müller

 

Chapter 4. Prabowo’s Populism in Indonesia: Primary Concept and Secondary Ideas

Andreas Ufen

 

Chapter 5. Populism as a Strategy in Malaysia

Syaza Shukri

 

Chapter 6. The Hauntological Approach to Populism: A Case Study of South Korea in a Global Perspective

Han, Sang-Jin

 

Chapter 7. Varieties of Populism in Japan: Reiwa Shinsengumi, the Japan Restoration Party and the Ambiguities in Classifying Populism

Eder-Ramsauer, Andreas and Mitsuru Matsutani

 

Chapter 8. Measuring Populism in Taiwan

Jason Kuo

 

Chapter 9. Grassroots Populism in a Pro-Democracy Social Movement: The Case of Hong Kong

Shiru Wang

 

Chapter 10. A Short Conclusion

Shiru Wang                

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Shiru Wang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science at Hang Seng University, Hong Kong.