Democratisation in Indonesia : stablising or destablising? by Nugroho Mujianto.

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Communications deregulation and democratisation in Thailand by Lewis, Glen

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Democratisation in Indonesia : implications for regional security by Vijayakumar P. Thirumalai

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Democratisation of hate : the spread of Al Qaedaism by Kumar Ramakrishna

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Democratisation and the emerging durable peace in South America. by Pereira, Richard Christopher.

“…This study discussed the democratisation and the emerging durable peace in South America.…”
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Democratisation in Indonesia : will it pose a challenge to Asean? by Mgr Maran Paramanathan.

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Democratisation of China : a confucian communitarian model by Koh, Jonathan

“…The prospect of Chinese democratisation has generated much debate among intellectuals within and outside China in the last few decades. …”
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Democratising China – creating spaces of discourse for civil society through film by Lam, Gillian Yan Rong

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Are “Asian values” an impediment to the liberal democratisation of historically Confucian East Asia? by Soh, Ah Kiat

“…Evidently, “Asian Values” play a much more important role in the process of democratisation than has been claimed.…”
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State of civil-military relation reforms in democratising Indonesia : towards civilian supremacy or civilian accommodation? by Tay, Boon Khai.

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Democratisation in South Korea and Taiwan : the effect of social division on inter-Korean and cross-strait relations by Chung, Chien Peng

“…My paper highlights a central element that is oftened overlooked in studies on South Korea's policies toward North Korea and Taiwan's relations with mainland China: the profound effect on inter-Korean and cross-Strait ties brought about by the political evolution of Seoul and Taipei in the last 15 years from authoritarianism to democracy. Democratisation exacerbates social division within a country, as a result of which relations with foreign countries get ameliorated or aggravated, depending on the revealed preference of the median voter. …”
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Beyond the 'Beijing Factor' : assessing the failure of civil society as a democratising agent in Hong Kong's democracy movement by Chen, Weijie

“…Since Samuel Huntington’s discussion of the third wave of democratisation in 1991, there has been a vast amount of scholarly literature written about democratic transition in various countries. …”
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Quasi-civilian defence minister and civilian authority: the case study of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence during Joko Widodo presidency by Haripin, Muhamad, Priamarizki, Adhi, Nugroho, Sigit S.

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Why has Singapore not achieved a full democratic transition, despite economic growth? A comparative case study of Singapore and Taiwan by Nur Shahira Binte Shahromey

“…Current literature shows that democratisation is often accompanied by economic growth. …”
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Is Indonesia outgrowing ASEAN? by Desker, Barry

“…Indonesia’s democratisation has been accompanied by calls for a foreign policy that is not only more assertive but also more autonomous of ASEAN. …”
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Changing Federal-State Relations – Malaysia’s Third Vote : Bringing Back Local Council Elections? by Waikar, Prashant

“…Members of Pakatan Harapan (PH) have called on the new government to reinstitute local council elections in order to increase transparency, accountability, and democratisation. While local council elections may strengthen federalism, there are many challenges that the government must reckon with too.…”
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US freezing of military aid to Egypt : how much of a dent? by James M. Dorsey

“…It further strains relations with key US allies in the Gulf, and highlights Washington’s difficulty in balancing its twin goals of stability and democratisation in the Middle East and North Africa.…”
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Liberalising Southeast Asian democracies: Will globalization help? by Stuart Mackenzie.

“…This paper concludes that whilst there are many obstacles to liberal democratisation in Southeast Asia, the forces of globalization will over time encourage more liberal forms of governance in the region.…”
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Re-examining the East Asian fertility decline by Poon, Prime

“…The comparison includes other factors like the country’s historical background, population control policy measures and history, gender inequality levels, type of political regime, and level of democratisation. Additionally, fundamental theories and ideology behind the past and present population policies undertaken by East Asian countries are also re-examined to determine the relationship between policy, theory and fertility transition in East Asia.…”
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Singapore's emergent politics of compromise by Goh, Xavier Jia Qing

“…The synthesis on how Singapore’s political realities can affect the PAP’s willingness to give in to the demands of those opposed to the party’s positions on various issues would be valuable for other studies seeking to examine Singapore’s potential for democratisation and liberalisation in the social and cultural arenas.…”
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