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Defect or Defend

Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia
  • ISBN-13: 9781421415161
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Terence Lee
  • Price: AUD $124.00
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  • Local release date: 13/02/2015
  • Format: Hardback 264 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Political science & theory [JPA]
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Although social movements and media can help destabilize authoritarian governments, not all social protest is effective or culminates in the toppling of dictatorships. Frequently, the militarys response determines the outcome. In Defect or Defend, Lee uses four case studies from Asia to provide insight into the militarys role during the transitional phase of regime change. Lee compares popular uprisings in the Philippines and Indonesia, both of which successfully engaged military support to bring down authoritarian rule with protest movements in China and Burma which were violently suppressed by military forces. Lees theory of 'high personalism' and power-sharing among the armed forces leadership provides a framework for understanding the critical transitory phases of democratization. He uses this theory to review and assess Eastern Europes democratization events in 1989, the Colored Revolutions of the early 2000s, and the protests and revolutions unfolding in the Middle East. This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.

Acknowledgments
1. The Military and People Power Revolts
2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection
3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)
4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)
5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma
6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power Revolts
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""...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change.""

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