Elections as Popular Culture in Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19935679 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Beng Huat Chua |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Elections As Popular Culture in Asia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203946763 |
| OpenAlex | W1600101115 |
| ISBN | 9780203946763 |
| Open Library | OL35549314M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 1 |
Conventional political science depicts legitimate elections as rational affairs in which informed voters select candidates for office according to how their coherently presented aims, ideologies and policies appeal to the self-interest of the electorate. In reality elections, whether in first world democracies, or in the various governmental systems present in Asia, can more realistically be seen as cultural events in which candidates’ campaigns are shaped, consciously or unconsciously, to appeal to the cultural understanding and practices of the electorate. The election campaign period is one in which the masses are mobilized to participate in a range of cultural activities, from flying the party colours in noisy motorcycle parades to attending political rallies for or against, or simply to be entertained by the performances on the political stage, and to gambling on the outcome of the contest. The essays in this book analyse electioneering activities in nine Asian countries in terms of popular cultural practices in each location, ranging from updated traditional cultures to mimicry and caricatures of present day television dramas. In presenting political election as an expression of popular culture this book portrays electoral behaviour as a meaningful cultural practice. As such this book will appeal to student and scholars of political science and cultural studies alike, as well as those with a more general interest in Asian studies
Media studies · Political science · Popular culture · Sociology · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philippine History and Culture · Political theory and Gramsci · asia · Elections · Political Culture
Re-interpreting Japanomania
Consolidation of democracy and historical legacies
Southeast Asia's Subversive Voters
Electoral Campaigning in Indonesia
Indonesia’s sense of self, the West, and democracy
Reconstituting the ‘good woman
Of inequality and irritation
Ending institutions
Politics and Popular Culture
Junctures of the Old and New
The trap of pop-charisma for the institutionalization of Indonesia's post-Suharto parties
The politics of things’
The Ballot Vote as Embedded Ritual
Winning and Losing in the Modern Era
Introduction
Political Legitimacy in Singapore
Doing” cultural studies
Autogenous culture as political form
Gender gaps in political participation in Asia
Image Construction in Politics
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |