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Introduction: Democratic backsliding in Southeast Asia 导言：东南亚的民主倒退

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Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231223771

Yuko Kasuya, Netina Tan

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Narratives of democracy: Educated elites’ responses to democratic erosion in Indonesia 民主叙事：受过教育的精英对印度尼西亚民主侵蚀的反应

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Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-27 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231208915

Risa J. Toha, Cheryl N Cosslett

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Labor market dualization or cultural divide?: A comparative analysis of the declining support for center-left parties in Western Europe and Japan 劳动力市场二元化还是文化鸿沟？对西欧和日本中左翼政党支持率下降的比较分析

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Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-19 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231213421

Takuji Tanaka

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Celebrity culture, level of education and trust in media institutions: Empirical evidence from the Philippines 名人文化、教育水平和对媒体机构的信任:来自菲律宾的经验证据

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231207678

Rohaiba B Radiamoda, Hsueh-hua Chuang, Ronald A Pernia

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Communal violence in Bangladesh: A study of the underlying factors behind the persistent attacks on the non-Muslim communities 孟加拉国的社区暴力:对非穆斯林社区持续袭击背后潜在因素的研究

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231207711

Tasmiha Tabassum Sadia

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Cross-cutting exposures on social network sites. The moderating role of national environments 在社交网站上的交叉曝光。国家环境的调节作用

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231206405

Julien Audemard

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Party leaders’ tech-awareness matters: Examining the case of Taiwan political party Facebook utilization in the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections 政党领导人的科技意识:检视台湾政党在2016年与2020年国会选举中使用Facebook的案例

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231203291

Jiun-Chi Lin, Da-chi Liao, Mateusz Cytarzyński

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Managed transparency: Chinese government transparency 管理透明度:中国政府的透明度

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231199162

Yunsoo Lee, Zongfeng Sun

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Concentration of power in nomination of presidential candidates in Indonesia 印度尼西亚总统候选人提名中的权力集中

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Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231199530

Dian Fitri Sabrina, Brett Inder

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The irony of Indonesia's democracy: The rise of dynastic politics in the post-Suharto era 印尼民主的讽刺:后苏哈托时代王朝政治的崛起

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/20578911231195970

Yoes C Kenawas

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