Democracy, Rights and Rhetoric in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is a vast, populous and diverse region. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) promotes democracy and human rights as central to regional order and cooperation, but most members are not democratic and have poor or questionable human rights records. This book explores why Southeast Asian countries have collectively adopted the rhetoric of democracy and human rights, and argues that they are motivated by their concerns about external regional legitimacy. It analyses ASEAN's references to democracy and the reality of backsliding in several countries; examines the adoption of human rights rhetoric; and considers the implications for how we understand regional cooperation. The book is relevant for students and analysts who are interested in regionalism in Southeast Asia and elsewhere - particularly given growing global concerns about liberal democracy and the gaps between rhetoric and political realities.

List of contents

1 Conceptions of Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Asia.- 2 Democracy in Rhetoric and Reality.- 3 Human Rights and Regional Institutions.- 4 Conclusions: Liberal Norms and the Role of Regional Organisations.

About the author

Avery D.H. Poole is Senior Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. She was previously Assistant Director of the Melbourne School of Government at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Avery Poole
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2019
• EAN: 9783030155216
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3015521-6
• No. of pages: 83
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 217 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 225 g
• Illustrations: XI, 83 p. 1 illus.
• Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Kommunikationswissenschaft, Asien, C, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Politik und Staat, Human Rights, Democracy, Political Science, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Asia, International Relations, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political Science and International Studies, Communication Studies, Comparative Politics, Regionalism, Human rights, civil rights, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Political Communication, Political structure and processes