The Practice of Asian Democracy in Kelantan State, Malaysia, 1959–2013
| Autor: | Abu Hanifah Haris, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman, Amer Saifude Ghazali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject Authoritarianism Asian values Liberal democracy Economic Justice Democracy Power (social and political) 03 medical and health sciences Politics 0302 clinical medicine State (polity) Political science Political economy Political Science and International Relations 030212 general & internal medicine 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common |
| Zdroj: | Japanese Journal of Political Science. 19:105-121 |
| ISSN: | 1474-0060 1468-1099 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1468109918000014 |
| Popis: | The debates on Asian democracy began 30 years ago. Western countries have often promoted liberal democracy as being the genuine democracy, giving justice to the people and being able to meet the needs of their communities. However, at the same time, some Asian countries practice democracy that promotes Asian values, which are very different from Western values. Western countries describe Asian democracy as an excuse for some leaders to maintain power in their respective countries, for example Malaysia. Critics have pointed out that some Asian leaders have used authoritarianism or despotism in order to mitigate the weaknesses of their rule. Asian democracy is practiced in Kelantan where the PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party) continued to maintain power for 23 years, from 1990 to 2013. Factors that have contributed to the long rule of the PAS party include socio-political stability, including political parties who were clean and competent and leaders who are knowledgeable and pious. |
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