The crisis of democratic governance in Southeast Asia / edited by Aurel Croissant and Marco Bünte.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Marco Bünte and Aurel Croissant -- Contours and barriers to democratization in Southeast Asia: a comparative analysis of how Southeast Asians view democracy / Doh Chull Shin and Youngho Cho -- Associations and social etworks in Southeast Asia: schools of democracy? / Chong-min Park -- Moore meets Gramsci and Burke in Southeast Asia: new democracies and 'Civil' societies / Mark R. Thompson -- Political Islam and democratization in Southeast Asia / Andreas Ufen -- Types of democracy in Southeast Asia and democratic consolidation / Aurel Croissant -- Political reform and the demise of consociationalism in Southeast Asia / Benjamin Reilly -- Decentralization and democratic governance in Southeast Asia: theoretical views, conceptual pitfalls and empirical ambiguities / Marco Bünte -- Coming up short?: party system institutionalization in Southeast Asia / Allen Hicken -- An appreciation of the human rights situation in Southeast Asia / Roland Rich -- Democracy, the military, and security sector governance in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand / Aurel Croissant, Paul W. Chambers, and Philip Völkel -- Democratic conflict management capabilities in Southeast Asia / Chrostph Trinn -- Does regime type matter?: Southeast Asia's new democracies and the democratic peace hypothesis revisited / Jürgen Rüland and Paruedee Nguitragool -- Conclusion: the challenges and prospects of democratic governance in Southeast Asia / Aurel Croissant and Marco Bünte.

"Democracy in Southeast Asia is in crisis. The contributors to this volume argue that this is a crisis of democratic governance. They look into its causes, consequences, and prospects, comparing themes of democratic governance in Southeast Asia, such as political culture, civil society, political parties, and institutions and human rights"-- Provided by publisher.