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Abstract: "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."

Table of Contents:

• Intro
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Part I. Introduction, Theory, and Research Design
• 1. The Challenges of Building Opposition Alliances
• 2. Coordination Problems, Regime Vulnerability, and Interparty Dependence
• 3. Studying Cases in East and Southeast Asia
• Part II. Perceptions of Mutual Dependency
• 4. Opposing Marcos: Opposition Alliance Formation in the Philippines
• 5. Opposing Roh: Opposition Fracture in South Korea
• Part III. Perceptions of Regime Vulnerability
• 6. The Divergent Party Systems in Malaysia and Singapore
• 7. Constructing Opposition Alliances in Malaysia, 1965-2018
• 8. Failing to Build Opposition Alliances in Singapore, 1965-2020
• 9. Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

Author/Creator:

Ong, Elvin , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Opposing power: building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies [by Ong, E.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Opposing power (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022 — ISBN 9780472133000; LCCN 2022931217)

Related Series:

Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series

Subjects:

Dictatorship — Case studies

Opposition (Political science) — Case studies

Korea (South) — Politics and government — 1960-1988

Korea (South) — Politics and government — 1988-2002

Malaysia — Politics and government — 20th century

Malaysia — Politics and government — 21st century

Philippines — Politics and government — 1986-

Singapore — Politics and government — 1990-

Dictatorship

Opposition (Political science)

Politics and government

Korea (South)

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Since 1900

Malaya

Genres:

Case studies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-284) and index.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Description based on: Print version record.

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1 electronic resource (ix, 297 pages).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

JC328.3 .O544 2022eb

ISBNs:

0472038885 (paper, alk. paper) [Invalid]
0472133004 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]
9780472038886 (paper, alk. paper) [Invalid]
0472902725 (open access e-book)
9780472133000 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]
9780472902729 (electronic bk.)
9780472220007 (online)
0472220004

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Digital Object Identifier: 10.3998/mpub.12001520

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2021758376

OCLC Numbers:

1375659611