Deliberative Democracy in Asia by Baogang He, Michael Breen, ... - 9780367609009

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Deliberative Democracy in AsiaAuthor(s): Baogang He, Michael Breen, James Fishkin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367609009, 978-0367609009\nSynopsis\nFeaturing cases from India, China, Nepal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia and Malaysia, the authors demonstrate and compare the differing uses of public deliberation in Asia. \n\nMany countries in Asia have long traditions of public deliberation, in both democratic and undemocratic settings, some of which continue today. Yet in the face of pressures from complex governance, popular protests and democratization, certain deliberative practices notably deliberative polling have been parachuted into the region without regard to historical or traditional practices of deliberation. And, the motivations differ. Some states have made use of public deliberation in order to contain dissent, while others have more emancipatory goals in mind. The contributors to thi.