Democratization in Confucian Societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6415996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Fuh-Sheng Hsieh (0000-0002-6583-1193, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-59 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/as.2024.2455423 |
| OpenAlex | W4406048414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore share a cultural legacy and have all been doing well economically over the years—two of the factors which have often been associated with democratization. Yet, thus far, two (Taiwan and South Korea) are democratic while the other two (China and Singapore) are not. It is argued in this article that factors other than culture and economy have played a significant role in facilitating democracy in Taiwan and South Korea but are not present in China and Singapore. One such factor is a quasi-pluralistic social order—ethnic division in Taiwan and regionalism in South Korea—which drives people to seek democracy to redress their grievances, to help solve the collective action problem, and to provide resources (e.g., popular support) in their fight against the authoritarian regime. Such a social order is not present in China or Singapore
Authoritarianism · China · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Redress · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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Changes in and Continuity of Regionalism in South Korea
Democratizing the Quasi-Leninist Regime in Taiwan
China and East Asian Democracy
A Theory of the Calculus of Voting
East Asian Culture and Democratic Transition, with Special Reference to the Case of Taiwan1
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |