Perspective Asia #7: Nationalisms and populisms in Asia

This issue of this Perspectives Asia aims to draw a fine line between different forms of nationalism. The articles from various Asian countries focus on strategies and political styles adopted by populist leaders and explain how nationalistic and religious ideas are distorted by politics. Some contributions reveal past colonial structures that still exist in governments. Others make the argument that a shared sense of nationalism can also be fruitful to the development of a country such as Afghanistan, or in Malaysia, where the last elections in May 2018 made people believe in a radical change that could benefit the country. Eventually, the issue also shows that people are not merely being instrumentalized by small political elite, but that the belief of who belongs to a nation is a complicated nexus of historic developments that are still deeply rooted in people’s minds and modern global trends.

Table of contents:

  • Introduction

  • “Nationalism that violates the dignity of human beings deserves condemnation”. An interview with Bonn Juego by Ella Soesanto and Fabian Heppe

  • China’s “Great Rejuvenation” and Its Young Nationalists. Ye Yue

  • “Rise of Right-Wing Populism in India”. Richa Singh

  • Exploiting Resentments, Eroding Institutions: Populism in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Cleo Calimbahin

  • Poems from Asia. Amanda Lee Koe and Bernice Chauly

  • “Anything Goes” Populism: Holding on to Power in Myanmar Khin Zaw Win

  • B eyond Nationalism: Finding Common Ground in Cambodian Communities Raymond Hyma and Suyheang Kry

  • Rising Nationalism and Islamic Populism in Indonesia Ihsan Ali-Fauzi

  • The Religious Right and a Youth Movement for Rights: The Struggle for Pakistan’s Future. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

  • Nationalism: A Way to Overcome Afghanistan’s Struggle for a Shared Identity?. Muhammad Musa Shafiq

Product details
Date of Publication
November 2018
Publisher
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Number of Pages
48
Licence
Language of publication
English
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