POL215Y1 Lecture Notes - Asia-Pacific, Modernization Theory, Barometer
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Lecture #2: pacific asia by embracing democracy is a good quality. They are far more likely to promote the democratic goods. Understanding transitions within these countries: challenges to democratic consolidation. In thailand 2006, there was a military coup: there are fragile foundations of democracy within china etc . In philippines and taiwan, there are citizens that are holding on to lingering effects to authoritarianism. Japanese has lack of positive feelings towards democracy. China is taking its success to appeal to its region: october 2010, the meaning of democracy, two authors titled their article, soling asian puzzle. The asian barometer survey offered three choices: 1) all democracies are preferable 2) Authoritarians are preferred 3) it does not matter: the lowest level of democracy was found in south korea and. Highest was in east asia: vietnam and china very few respondents in a 2008 survey supported the authoritarianism regimes. Modernization theory: east asian presents 5 puzzles.
