East Asian Perspectives on Political Legitimacy: Bridging the Empirical-Normative Divide

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What makes a government legitimate? Why do people voluntarily comply with laws, even when no one is watching? The idea of political legitimacy captures the fact that people obey when they think governments' actions accord with valid principles. For some, what matters most is the government's performance on security and the economy. For others, only a government that follows democratic principles can be legitimate. Political legitimacy is therefore a two-sided reality that scholars studying the acceptance of governments need to take into account. The diversity and backgrounds of East Asian nations provides a particular challenge when trying to determine the level of political legitimacy of individual governments. This book brings together both political philosophers and political scientists to examine the distinctive forms of political legitimacy that exist in contemporary East Asia. It is essential reading for all academic researchers of East Asian government, politics and comparative politics.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of Contributors
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Preface and Acknowledgments
pp ix-xii
- By Melissa S. Williams, University of Toronto
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1 - Political Legitimacy in East Asia: Bridging Normative and Empirical Analysis
pp 1-24
- By Melissa S. Williams, University of Toronto, Joseph Chan, Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong, Doh Chull Shin, University of California, Irvine
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2 - Reasons to Obey: “Multiple Modernities” and Constructions of Political Legitimacy
pp 25-54
- By Melissa S. Williams, University of Toronto
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3 - Do East Asian States Enjoy a Legitimacy Premium?
pp 55-77
- By Bruce Gilley, Political Science at Portland State University
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4 - Political Legitimacy in China: A Confucian Approach
pp 78-106
- By Daniel A. Bell, Politics and Public Administration, Shandong University.
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5 - Political Legitimacy in Hong Kong: A Hybrid Notion
pp 107-134
- By Wai-Man Lam, Open University of Hong Kong
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6 - The Evolution of Political Legitimacy in Singapore: Electoral Institutions, Governmental Performance, Moral Authority, and Meritocracy
pp 135-165
- By Kenneth Paul Tan, National University of Singapore, Benjamin Wong, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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7 - Polarized Politics, Government Legitimacy, and Democratic Legitimacy in Taiwan
pp 166-189
- By Min-Hua Huang, National Taiwan University
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8 - The Legitimacy of Democratic Rule in Korea: From the Perspective of the Mass Citizenry
pp 190-217
- By Doh Chull Shin, University of California, Irvine, Youngho Cho, Political Science at Sogang University
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9 - Political Legitimacy, Satisfaction, and Japanese Democracy
pp 218-237
- By Benjamin Nyblade, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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10 - Legitimacy as a Hybrid Phenomenon
pp 238-256
- By Leigh Jenco, London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Index
pp 257-267
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface and Acknowledgments
pp ix-xii

1 - Political Legitimacy in East Asia: Bridging Normative and Empirical Analysis
pp 1-24

2 - Reasons to Obey: “Multiple Modernities” and Constructions of Political Legitimacy
pp 25-54

3 - Do East Asian States Enjoy a Legitimacy Premium?
pp 55-77

4 - Political Legitimacy in China: A Confucian Approach
pp 78-106

5 - Political Legitimacy in Hong Kong: A Hybrid Notion
pp 107-134

6 - The Evolution of Political Legitimacy in Singapore: Electoral Institutions, Governmental Performance, Moral Authority, and Meritocracy
pp 135-165

7 - Polarized Politics, Government Legitimacy, and Democratic Legitimacy in Taiwan
pp 166-189

8 - The Legitimacy of Democratic Rule in Korea: From the Perspective of the Mass Citizenry
pp 190-217

9 - Political Legitimacy, Satisfaction, and Japanese Democracy
pp 218-237

10 - Legitimacy as a Hybrid Phenomenon
pp 238-256

Index
pp 257-267

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