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WCED Lecture. Loser’s Consent and Winner’s Restraint: The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia

Allen Hicken, Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of Emerging Democracies, associate professor of political science, and director, WCED, U-M
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
4:00-5:30 PM
1636 School of Social Work Building Map
What are the keys to stable, effective democracy? Allen Hicken explores this question by drawing on the cases of Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. First, he will examine the state of political parties in the region and whether they are a necessary ingredient for a healthy democracy. He will then discuss what voters need to know in order to make good choices. Finally, he will present two attitudes that must be present for a democracy to endure.

Allen Hicken studies political institutions and political economy in developing countries. His primary focus has been on political parties and party systems in developing democracies and their role in policy making. His regional specialty is Southeast Asia where he has worked in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia. Professor Hicken is the author of Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies, published by Cambridge University Press in 2009. He is also the editor of Politics of Modern Southeast Asia: Critical Issues in Modern Politics (Routledge Press, 2009), and coeditor of Party and Party System Institutionalization in Asia (Cambridge, 2015).
Building: School of Social Work Building
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Asia, Democracy, Government, International, Politics, Southeast Asia
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, International Institute, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia