Popular Value Perceptions and Institutional Preference for Democracy in “Confucian” East Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23212969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young-Hee Chang, YoungHee Chang, Jack Junzhi Wu, Mark Weatherall (0000-0002-0051-9107) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 347-375 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian perspective (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9184 • E-ISSN: 2288-2871 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/apr.2017.0017 |
| OpenAlex | W2743003823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
A democratic recession coupled with China’s rise has reopened the Asian values debate between modernizers in favor of Western liberal democracy and traditional adherents to Confucianism. Using data from the third wave of the Asian Barometer Survey (2010–2012), we reexamine this debate by considering the implications of Confucian values for democratic orientations in seven societies: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China, and Vietnam. Our findings support the argument that, although traditionally Confucian societies have developed a belief system and culture different from the West, such a system does not preclude the emergence and divergence of democracy. Indeed, East Asians tend to define democracy in terms of social equity and good governance (performance-distributive democracy) rather than liberty and democratic procedures (liberty-procedural democracy).
Asian values · China · Democracy · Development economics · East Asia · Economics · Mainland China · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |