Opposing power : building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies /
"When do opposition party leaders build pre-electoral alliances to compete against electoral autocrats? Through two pairs of case study comparisons in East and Southeast Asia-between the Philippines and South Korea in the late 1980s, and between Malaysia and Singapore from 1965 to 2020-Opposing...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "When do opposition party leaders build pre-electoral alliances to compete against electoral autocrats? Through two pairs of case study comparisons in East and Southeast Asia-between the Philippines and South Korea in the late 1980s, and between Malaysia and Singapore from 1965 to 2020-Opposing Power argues that opposition elites' perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency shape their efforts to construct alliances. Multiple regime-debilitating events striking the incumbent within a short period of time can raise opposition expectations of impending victory, galvanizing efforts for inter-party coordination. Clear information about the relative strengths and weaknesses of opposition parties fosters recognition of their mutual dependency, inducing party leaders to coordinate towards joint victory. Drawing on a broad range of archival material and a wealth of fieldwork, Opposing Power illustrates how dueling opposition parties can sometimes become strange bedfellows." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (ix, 297 pages )) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-284) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0472902725 9780472902729 9780472220007 0472220004 |