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OverviewThis book assesses the extent to which an emphasis on national security and prioritization of state interests has dominated governance policy-making in Northeast and Southeast Asia, at the expense of human security, human development, and human rights. The findings are that in many cases, there are embedded structural obstacles to achieving human-centered governance objectives in the region. These relate to the role of the military, historical authoritarian legacies, and new authoritarian trends. Contributors examine not only the most obvious instances of military domination of governance in the region (North Korea with its “Military First” philosophy, Thailand since the 2014 coup, and Myanmar with its long history of military rule), but also less well known examples of the influence of conflict legacies upon governance in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and Laos, as well as the emergence of new reservoirs of power and resources for the forces of authoritarianism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brendan HowePublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Weight: 3.291kg ISBN: 9783319589732ISBN 10: 3319589733 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 24 October 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. State-Centric Challenges to Human-Centered Governance .- 2. The New Kimism in Sŏn’gun Korea: The Third Generation of the Kim Dynasty .- 3. In the Land of Democratic Rollback: Military Authoritarianism and Monarchical Primacy in Thailand .- 4. Governance and Human Insecurity in Myanmar .- 5. The Politics of Survival in Cambodia: National Security for Undemocratic Control .- 6. Neo-Authoritarian Peace in Timor-Leste .- 7. More Growth, Less Freedom? Charting Development Pathways in Lao PDR .- 8. Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationBrendan Howe is Professor and Associate Dean at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, South Korea. Major recent works include Democratic Governance in Northeast Asia (2015) and Post-Conflict Development in East Asia (2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |