Democracy
Scholarly Publications
Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan
June 2018
Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world.
Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election (Book Chapter)
May 2018
This third volume in the Japan Decides series remains the premier venue for scholarly research on Japanese elections.
South Korea in 2016: Political Leadership in Crisis
March 2017
South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced a leadership crisis after revelations that she relied on a confidant with no official position for key decision-making in state affairs.
Other Publications
Taiwan's Place in the Evolving Security Environment of East Asia
July 2018
In March 2018 the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project, a part of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia- Pacific Research Center, convened a workshop that...
The Repudiation of American Internationalism and What It Means for Japan
November 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has apparently decided to hold an urgent meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in New York, on his way to the Asia Pacific Economic summit in Peru.
Regional Efforts to Advance Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: APID, the PG20, and a Possible GGAIN
November 2012
In a November 2012 issue brief published by the ASAN Institute for Policy Studies, Donald K. Emmerson examines Asia-Pacific organizations working to promote democracy and human rights in Asia.
News
Policy Expert Thomas Fingar Discusses the Merits of Engagement with China
April 2020
Decoupling, according to Fingar, is not only inadvisable but also unattainable.
Korean Democracy Is Sinking Under the Guise of the Rule of Law
April 2020
There is a Korean expression that means “to become soaked by a drizzle without noticing.” This metaphor is a timely warning against the gradual decline of democratic norms.
Events
Modernization and Democratic Citizenship in East Asia
May 4, 2020
Do middle-class citizens in East Asia support democracy? Do they prefer democracy to other regime types, as modernization theory contends?
My Vision for Kaohsiung: Reshaping Party Politics and Public Service in Taiwan’s Democracy
April 3, 2019
RSVPs for this event are now closed.
U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Indo-Pacific Region
March 15, 2019
Mr. Randall Schriver is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Mr.
Projects
Taiwan Democracy and Security Project Speaker Series
The Taiwan Democracy and Security Project Speaker Series features talks by Taiwanese public officials, intellectuals, and scholars, and by U.S.-based scholars of Taiwan and of cross-strait...
English
Stanford Korea Democracy Project
This project seeks to understand the emergence and evolution of social movements during the 1970s and 1980s in South Korea.
English
Multimedia
Wind of Change? South Korea under the New Administration
May 2017
Video and transcript from the Shorenstein APARC Korea Program colloquium, "Wind of Change?
Eight Threats to Freedom of Expression in India
April 2017
Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein APARC colloquium, "Eight Threats to Freedom of Expression in India," on April 5, 2017, with Ramachandra Guha.India prides itself on being the "world's largest democracy." In some respects it is certifiably...
Impeachment and After: What Does the Future Hold for Korea's Politics?
February 2017
Video and transcript from Shorenstein APARC's Korea Program panel discussion, "Impeachment and After: What Does the Future Hold for Korea's Politics?" on Jan.
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