Opposing Power
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-13300-0 (ISBN)
When do opposition party leaders build pre-electoral alliances to compete against electoral autocrats? Through two pairs of case study comparisons in East and Southeast Asia–between the Philippines and South Korea in the late 1980s, and between Malaysia and Singapore from 1965 to 2020–Opposing Power argues that opposition elites’ perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency shape their efforts to construct alliances. Multiple regime-debilitating events striking the incumbent within a short period of time can raise opposition expectations of impending victory, galvanizing efforts for inter-party coordination. Clear information about the relative strengths and weaknesses of opposition parties fosters recognition of their mutual dependency, inducing party leaders to coordinate towards joint victory. Drawing on a broad range of archival material and a wealth of fieldwork, Opposing Power illustrates how dueling opposition parties can sometimes become strange bedfellows.
Elvin Ong is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.
Part I. Introduction, Theory, and Research Design
Chapter 1: The Challenges of Building Opposition Alliances
Chapter 2: Coordination Problems, Regime Vulnerability, and Inter-Party Dependence
Chapter 3: Studying Cases in East and Southeast Asia
Part II. Perceptions of Mutual Dependency
Chapter 4: Opposing Marcos: Opposition Alliance Formation in the Philippines
Chapter 5: Opposing Roh: Opposition Fracture in South Korea
Part III. Perceptions of Regime Vulnerability
Chapter 6: The Divergent Party Systems in Malaysia and Singapore
Chapter 7: Constructing Opposition Alliances in Malaysia, 1965 - 2018
Chapter 8: Flailing to Build Opposition Alliances in Singapore, 1965 - 2020
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Erscheinungsdatum | 27.05.2022 |
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Reihe/Serie | Emerging Democracies |
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified |
Verlagsort | Ann Arbor |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 0-472-13300-4 / 0472133004 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-472-13300-0 / 9780472133000 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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