The Experiments with Democracy in East and Southeast Asia: Two Decades After
International Conference
The Experiments with Democracy in East and Southeast Asia: Two Decades After
2-3 May 2008
Programme
2 May 2008 (Friday)
09:00–09:20 / Registration09:20–09:30 / Welcoming Address
Professor Ian Holliday, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Session OneChair: Yin-wah Chu
East and Southeast Asian Democracies: Past Achievements and Emerging Challenges
09:30–10:30 / Randall Peerenboom－Rule of Law and Democracy:Lessons for China from Asian Experiences
Mark R. Thompson－ Modernization and Democratization in East and Southeast Asia
10:30–10:45 / Phototaking
10:45–11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00–11:30 / Doh C. Shin－ How East Asians Understand Democracy: From a Comparative Perspective
11:30–11:50 / Discussant: William Case, Department of Asian and International Studies, CityUniversity of Hong Kong
11:50–12:30 / General Discussion
12:30–14:00 / LunchBreak
Session TwoChair: James Tang
Evaluating Asian Democracies: Institutions and Practices
14:00–15:00 / Chu Yun-han－East Asia’s Struggling Democracies:A View from the Citizens
Hyug BaegIm－The Development and Change of Korean Democracy since Democratic Transition in 1987: Three Kims Politics and After
15:00–15:15 / Coffee Break
15:15–16:15 / Kevin Hewison－A “Model Democracy” and the Authoritarian Trap:Lessons from Thailand’s Return to Military Rule
Ledivina V. Cariño－Devolution and Democracy: A Fragile Connection
16:15–16:35 / Discussant: David Zweig, Division of Social Science, The Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology
16:35–17:15 / General Discussion
International Conference
The Experiments with Democracy in East and Southeast Asia: Two Decades After
2-3 May 2008
3 May 2008 (Saturday)
Session ThreeChair: George C.S. LinGlobal and Regional Processes
09:30–10:30 / Takashi Inoguchi (with Satoru Mikami)－The Third Wave Reversed? Stagnant Support for Democracy and the Paradox of Institutional Trust in Asia
Bruce Cumings－The Bottom-Up Nature of Korean Democratization: Civil Society, Anti-Americanism and Popular Protest
10:30–11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00–11:30 / Amitav Acharya－Democratisation and International Relations in Asia
11:30–12:10 / General Discussion
12:10–13:40 / Lunch Break
Session FourChair: Wong Siu-lun
Social and Political Developments
13:40–14:40 / H.H. Michael Hsiao－Civil Society and Democracy-Making in Taiwan: Reexamining its Link
Joseph Wong－Democracy’s Double Edge: Financing Social Policy in Industrial East Asia
14:40–14:55 / Coffee Break
14:55–15:55 / ChuaBeng-Huat－Group Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia
Jude Howell－Social and Political Developments in China: Challenges for Democratisation
15:55–16:35 / General Discussion
16:35–17:05 / Plans for Research and Publication