September 11 and Political Freedom: Asian Perspectives focuses on political developments in the region following 9/11. In this new volume, arising from a conference of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats on globalisation, thinkers and observers of the region review the impact of 9/11on the development of democracy and freedom in Asia Collecuvely, these 11 essays reflect the after-shocks…
"Democratic Transitions in Asia" focuses on political changes in the Asian region. Since the 1997 economic crisis, countries of the region are seeing greater demands for the accountability of leaders. Symbolic of the region's continuing struggle for democratisation, the President of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, joining other recent Asian Nobel laureates, …