Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia write by Zhuoyao Li. This book was released on 2020-04-17. Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book contributes to both the internal debate in liberalism and the application of political liberalism to the process of democratization in East Asia. Beyond John Rawls’ original intention to limit the scope of political liberalism to only existing and well-ordered liberal democracies, political liberalism has the potential to inspire and contribute to democratic establishment and maintenance in East Asia. Specifically, the book has two main objectives. First, it will demonstrate that political liberalism offers the most promising vision for liberal democracy, and it can be defended against contemporary perfectionist objections. Second, it will show that perfectionist approaches to political Confucianism suffer from practical and theoretical difficulties. Instead, an alternative model of democracy inspired by political liberalism will be explored in order to achieve a multivariate structure for citizens to come to terms with democracy in their own ways, to support a neutral state that ensures the establishment and stability of democracy, and to maintain an active public role for Confucianism to prevent it from being banished to the private sphere. This model represents a more promising future for democracy in East Asia.
Confucian Democracy in East Asia
Confucian Democracy in East Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Confucian Democracy in East Asia write by Sungmoon Kim. This book was released on 2014-02-28. Confucian Democracy in East Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Confucian Democracy in East Asia explores the unique Confucian reasoning that still exists in much of East Asian culture.
Beyond Liberal Democracy
Beyond Liberal Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond Liberal Democracy write by Daniel A. Bell. This book was released on 2009-01-10. Beyond Liberal Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? In this provocative book, Daniel Bell argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. Beyond Liberal Democracy, which continues the author's influential earlier work, is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy--human rights, democracy, and capitalism. These features have been modified substantially during their transmission to East Asian societies that have been shaped by nonliberal practices and values. Bell points to the dangers of implementing Western-style models and proposes alternative justifications and practices that may be more appropriate for East Asian societies. If human rights, democracy, and capitalism are to take root and produce beneficial outcomes in East Asia, Bell argues, they must be adjusted to contemporary East Asian political and economic realities and to the values of nonliberal East Asian political traditions such as Confucianism and Legalism. Local knowledge is therefore essential for realistic and morally informed contributions to debates on political reform in the region, as well as for mutual learning and enrichment of political theories. Beyond Liberal Democracy is indispensable reading for students and scholars of political theory, Asian studies, and human rights, as well as anyone concerned about China's political and economic future and how Western governments and organizations should engage with China.
The East Asian Challenge for Democracy
The East Asian Challenge for Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The East Asian Challenge for Democracy write by Daniel A. Bell. This book was released on 2013-08-12. The East Asian Challenge for Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The rise of China, along with problems of governance in democratic countries, has reinvigorated the theory of political meritocracy. But what is the theory of political meritocracy and how can it set standards for evaluating political progress (and regress)? To help answer these questions, this volume gathers a series of commissioned research papers from an interdisciplinary group of leading philosophers, historians and social scientists. The result is the first book in decades to examine the rise (or revival) of political meritocracy and what it will mean for political developments in China and the rest of the world. Despite its limitations, meritocracy has contributed much to human flourishing in East Asia and beyond and will continue to do so in the future. This book is essential reading for those who wish to further the debate and perhaps even help to implement desirable forms of political change.
Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia
Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia write by Doh Chull Shin. This book was released on 2011-12-30. Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of democratization in East Asia. In this book, Doh Chull Shin examines the prevalence of core Confucian legacies and their impacts on civic and political orientations in six Confucian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Analyses of the Asian Barometer and World Values surveys reveal that popular attachment to Confucian legacies has mixed results on democratic demand. While Confucian political legacies encourage demand for a non-liberal democratic government that prioritizes the economic welfare of the community over the freedom of individual citizens, its social legacies promote interpersonal trust and tolerance, which are critical components of democratic civic life. Thus, the author argues that citizens of historically Confucian Asia have an opportunity to combine the best of Confucian ideals and democratic principles in a novel, particularly East Asian brand of democracy.
