Southeast Asia: Sources of Regime Support

• Main Authors: CHANG, Alex, CHU, Yun-Han, WELSH, Bridget
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Political regimes; political parties; South East Asia; Asian Studies; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1170; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2426/viewcontent/WelshJDemocracy.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The authors’ empirical analysis shows both commonalities and variations in the sources of regime support in Southeast Asian countries. Most regimes in the region draw political legitimacy from perceptions that their governance is effective and marked by integrity. These findings lend support to the...