On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM, Nick Buxton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: The Rise of Populist Authoritarianisms in Asia > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 04:06:54 +0000 > From: Focus on the Global South <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Focus on the Global South <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > To: Nick Buxton <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > In many countries in Asia, new forms of authoritarianism are on the > rise. How should we respond to the emergence of this political force? > The Rise of Populist Authoritarianisms in Asia > > Unlike in countries that only began to become more closely integrated into > the global economy in the early 1990s, and where one-party rule or military > dictatorships are still being challenged by nascent pro-democracy forces > (such as Cambodia and Myanmar), populist authoritarian, if not altogether > fascist, groups and individuals seem to be gaining—or regaining—ground in > those countries which also happen to have been more closely connected to > the world market and where dictatorships had previously given way to > liberal-democratic rule. > > Challenges for Peoples' Movements > In many countries in Asia, new forms of authoritarianism are on the rise. > In the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte—a former mayor accused of organizing > death squads and who promised to make the fish of Manila Bay grow fat from > the bodies of drug dealers—won the presidential elections in 2016. In > Thailand in 2014, a general who had favored cracking down on demonstrators > led other military leaders in launching a coup against the democratically > elected government. In India, a Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya > Janata Party (BJP), won the elections in 2014, and its leader, Narendra > Modi, a member of an extreme right-wing group who incited and condoned > riots that killed hundreds of Muslims, became prime minister. > In the same year, Prabowo Subianto, a former general under Suharto who > also advocates strongman rule, nearly became Indonesia’s president. In > Cambodia, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) which has been ruling the > country for more than three decades has demonstrated its unwillingness to > cede or even share power. While the CPP rejects allegations of being > authoritarian, it has escalated actions to get rid of its opponents, and > has clamped down on any form of popular resistance and dissent that could > pose significant challenges to its perpetuity. Hopes for genuine peoples’ > democracy in Cambodia appear extremely dim at this time. > > *To learn more, please > check: https://focusweb.org/content/rise-populist-authoritarianisms-asia > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=340df8b39f&e=2802f50bdf>* > > Read More > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=1971f5d670&e=2802f50bdf> > > > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=ea8096e404&e=2802f50bdf> > > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=b6ca18c993&e=2802f50bdf> > > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=32e6187b49&e=2802f50bdf> > > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=9fd9f53eb5&e=2802f50bdf> > > *Copyright © 2018 Focus on the Global South, All rights reserved.* > You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to our newsletter. > > *Our mailing address is:* > Focus on the Global South > 4th Floor Wisit Prachuabmoh Building > Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road > Bangkok, Bangkok 10330 > Thailand > > Add us to your address book > <//focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/vcard?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=78c730f04a> > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=78c730f04a&e=2802f50bdf> > or unsubscribe from this list > <https://focusweb.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&id=78c730f04a&e=2802f50bdf&c=d2d15e5f7a>. > > > [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] > <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=27684a7b810781b8c99f577fd&afl=1> > > _______________________________________________ > Authoritarian-working-group mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.tni.org/mailman/listinfo/authoritarian-working-group > >
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