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The Roots of Resilience
Party Machines and Grassroots Politics in Southeast Asia
Meredith L. Weiss (Author)
9781501750045
Hardback, published 15 August 2020
288 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.907 kg
Roots of Resilience makes an important contribution to the literature on Malaysia and Singapore by providing historical depth and empirical richness to the argument that dominant parties reshape the political sphere to maximize their advantages. It will serve as a useful reference point in navigating the increasing uncertainty that the dominant parties of both countries face in the years ahead. A timely analysis of regime durability in Singapore and Malaysia. Weiss has made a significant contribution to the literature on comparative politics, specifically in the subfield of transitology, or the study of why democratic transitions occur. Through her focus on the minutiae of grassroots politics, she has shown just how sophisticated electoral authoritarians have to be to remain in power, and how entrenched their dominance is.
In The Roots of Resilience Meredith L. Weiss examines governance from the ground up in the world's two most enduring electoral authoritarian or "hybrid" regimes—Singapore and Malaysia—where politically liberal and authoritarian features blend, evading substantive democracy. Weiss explains that while key attributes of these regimes differ, affecting the scope, character, and balance among national parties and policies, local machines, and personalized linkages, the similarity in the overall patterns in these countries confirms the salience of those dimensions. The Roots of Resilience shows that high levels of authoritarian acculturation, amplifying the political payoffs of what parties and politicians actually provide their constituents, explain why electoral turnover alone is insufficient for real regime change in either state.
1. Parties, Machines, and Personalities
2. Regimes and Resilience Reconceptualized
3. The Convoluted Political Path to Malaysia
4. Edging toward Sovereign Singapore
5. Competitive Authoritarianism in Malaysia: Consolidated but Challenged
6. Hegemonic Electoral Authoritarianism in Singapore: Firmly Entrenched
7. Drivers of Stasis and Change: Will the Pattern Hold?