The Roots of Resilience: Party Machines and Grassroots Politics in Southeast Asia

by Meredith L Weiss

In The Roots of Resilience Meredith L. Weiss examines governance from the ground up in the world's two most enduring electoral authoritarian or "hybrid" regimes--Singapore and Malaysia--where politically liberal and authoritarian features blend, evading substantive democracy.

Weiss explains that while key attributes of these regimes differ, affecting the scope, character, and balance among national parties and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501779168
• ISBN13: 9781501779169
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages