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Democracy in a C hanging Political Cosmology

Democracy in a C hanging Political Cosmology. Chris Baker. Thailand context May 2014 coup roll back the liberal-democratic advances of last 15-20 years. Southeast Asia context Authoritarianism Malaysia: growing repression Vietnam/Laos: nationalist-capitalist one-party states

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Democracy in a C hanging Political Cosmology

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  1. Democracy in a Changing Political Cosmology Chris Baker

  2. Thailand context May 2014 coup roll back the liberal-democratic advances of last 15-20 years

  3. Southeast Asia context Authoritarianism Malaysia: growing repression Vietnam/Laos: nationalist-capitalist one-party states Myanmar: army not letting go Indonesia: exception? Jokowi thin and fragile?

  4. Concidence? End of the Cold Peace 40 years. Growth. US dominance. Fewer authoritarian states > China. Re-emergence of 9-dash line (2013) > Ukraine crisis. Declaration of economic war on Putin? > ISIS: change of scale and type in long-term conflict

  5. Cold War two claims to create “democracy” Cold Peace dominant US lib-democrat model Political Cosmology

  6. China: capitalist 1-party state Putin: neo-Tsarism US: corporate power Supreme Court, Republican Party Obama failure to deliver Europe: billiard-ball Mid East mess > migration > rightism Political Cosmology

  7. On the ground: Strongmen Prayut, SEA Sisi; Erdogan; Abe; Modi; ?Nieto Caliphate!

  8. “The China model” Liberal economy, authoritarian politics Don’t even have to make it look nice

  9. Coincidence? Analogous, redividing the divided

  10. Thank You

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