Opposing power [electronic book] : building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies / Elvin Jiayun Ong.
By: Ong, Elvin Jiayun [author]
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BookPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780472038886 (paperback); 9780472902729 (e-Book).Subject(s): Dictatorship -- Case studies | Opposition (Political science) -- Case studies | Korea (South) -- Politics and government | Malaysia -- Politics and government | Philippines -- Politics and government | Singapore -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 322.4 Online resources: e-Book Summary: Opposing Power argues that perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency by opposition elites shape the building of opposition alliances. When electoral autocracies are consistently dominant, opposition parties eschew fully fledged alliances. At best, they allocate only one candidate to contest against the incumbent in each subnational electoral district to avoid splitting the opposition vote. However, when multiple regime-debilitating events strike within a short period of time, thus pushing an incumbent to the precipice of power, opposition elites expect victory, accepting costly compromises to build alliances and seize power. Opposing Power shows how oppositions build these alliances through 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.
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Opposing Power argues that perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency by opposition elites shape the building of opposition alliances. When electoral autocracies are consistently dominant, opposition parties eschew fully fledged alliances. At best, they allocate only one candidate to contest against the incumbent in each subnational electoral district to avoid splitting the opposition vote. However, when multiple regime-debilitating events strike within a short period of time, thus pushing an incumbent to the precipice of power, opposition elites expect victory, accepting costly compromises to build alliances and seize power. Opposing Power shows how oppositions build these alliances through 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Opposing Power argues that perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency by opposition elites shape the building of opposition alliances. When electoral autocracies are consistently dominant, opposition parties eschew fully fledged alliances. At best, they allocate only one candidate to contest against the incumbent in each subnational electoral district to avoid splitting the opposition vote. However, when multiple regime-debilitating events strike within a short period of time, thus pushing an incumbent to the precipice of power, opposition elites expect victory, accepting costly compromises to build alliances and seize power. Opposing Power shows how oppositions build these alliances through 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.
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- List of Figures (p. xi)
- List of Tables (p. xiii)
- Part I Introduction, Theory, and Research Design
- 1 The Challenges of Building Opposition Alliances (p. 3)
- 2 Coordination Problems, Regime Vulnerability, and Interparty Dependence (p. 32)
- 3 Studying Cases in East and Southeast Asia (p. 57)
- Part II Perceptions of Mutual Dependency
- 4 Opposing Marcos: Opposition Alliance Formation in the Philippines (p. 73)
- 5 Opposing Roh: Opposition Fracture in South Korea (p. 104)
- Part III Perceptions of Regime Vulnerability
- 6 The Divergent Party Systems in Malaysia and Singapore (p. 133)
- 7 Constructing Opposition Alliances in Malaysia, 1965-2018 (p. 156)
- 8 Failing to Build Opposition Alliances in Singapore, 1965-2020 (p. 206)
- 9 Conclusion (p. 228)
- Notes (p. 241)
- Bibliography (p. 259)
- Index (p. 285)