How East Asians View Democracy Book

List of Figures and Tables ix

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on Democratic Legitimacy in East Asia Yun-Han Chu Larry Diamond Andrew J. Nathan Doh Chull Shin 1

2 The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in South Korea: Exploring the Subjective World of Democratization in Flux Doh Chull Shin Chong-Min Park 39

3 Mass Public Perceptions of Democratization in the Philippines: Consolidation in Progress? Linda Luz Guerrero Rollin F. Tusalem 61

4 How Citizens View Taiwan's New Democracy Yu-Tzung Chang Yun-Han Chu 83

5 Developing Democracy Under a New Constitution in Thailand Robert B. Albritton Thawilwadee Bureekul 114

6 The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in Mongolia Damba Ganbat Rollin F. Tusalem David Da-Hua Yang 139

7 Japanese Attitudes and Values Toward Democracy Ken'ichi Ikeda Masaru Kohno 161

8 Democratic Transition Frustrated: The Case of Hong Kong Wai-Man Law Hsin-Chi Kuan 187

9 China: Democratic Values Supporting an Authoritarian System Tianjian Shi 209

10 Conclusion: Values, Regime Performance, and Democratic Consolidation Yun-Han Chu Larry Diamond Andrew J. Nathan 238

Appendix 1 Sampling and Fieldwork Methods 259

Appendix 2 Research Protocol 268

Appendix 3 Coding Scheme for Open-Ended Question on Understanding of Democracy 270

Appendix 4 Question Wording 275

Works Cited 281

Contributors 297

Index 301