Democracy in Asia / edited by Michèle Schmiegelow.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The Meaning of Democracy in Asia / Michele Schmiegelow -- I. Religion, Ethics, Pluralism and the Theory of Democracy in Asia. 2. Community, Society and Ethics in Democracy / Henrik Schmiegelow. 3. Asia and Democracy / Seizaburo Sato. 4. Confucian Ethics and Legitimacy of Authority in China and Japan / Gilbert F. Rozman. 5. Reflections on the tertium non datur: Theories and Applications in Chinese and European Philosophies / Gregor Paul. 6. Democracy and Democratization in Islam: The Quest of Islamic Enlightenment / Bassam Tibi. 7. Interpreting Political Islam: A Diachronic Approach to the Koranic Matrix / Baudouin Dupret. 8. Hindu Assertion, Casteism and Indian Democracy / Kuldeep Mathur. 9. Cultural Pluralism and the Unifying Potential of Democracy in South-East Asia / N. Ganesan -- II. National and Regional Patterns of Democracy and Democratization in Asia. 10. The Pragmatic Evolution of Japanese Democratic Politics / Takashi Inoguchi.

11. Withering Factionalism?: The Future of Japanese and Italian Partisan Politics / Junko Kato. 12. Between the West and Asia: Japan's Position on Human Rights Issues / Masayuki Tadokoro. 13. Deng Xiaoping's Political Reform and its Impact on China's Democratization / Zhang Wei-Wei. 14. Pragmatic Reform in Post- Tienanmen China? / Kay Moller. 15. Confucianism and Korean Society: A Historical Basis of Korean Democratization / Kwon Tai-Hwan and Cho Hein. 16. International Security, Political Enlargement and Democratization: The Case of South Korea and Taiwan / Philippe Regnier. 17. Pakistan between Cultural Factionalism and Political Pragmatism / Brigitte Piquard. 18. Sri Lanka: Background to Ethnic Conflict in a Functioning Democracy / Kingsley M. de Silva. 19. Islamic Liberalism and the Prospects for Democracy in Indonesia / Greg Barton. 20. The Aftermath of Democratization in the Philippines: The Task of Consolidating Progress / Lawrence Gray.

21. Beyond Reform: On the Dynamics between Economic and Political Change in Vietnam / Borje Ljunggren. 22. Democratization in Cambodia: Hopes and Limits / Raoul Jennar. 23. Democracy in Asia: Cultures, Power, Economics and Civilization / Michele Schmiegelow.