Policing is legitimized in different ways in authoritarian and democratic states. In East and Southeast Asia, different regime types to a greater or lesser extent determine the power of the police and their complex relationship with the rule of law. This volume examines the evolution of the police as a key political institution from a historical perspective and offers comparative insights into the potential of democratic policing and conversely the resilience of authoritarian policing in Asia. The case studies focus on eight jurisdictions: Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. The theoretical chapters analyse and explain the links between policing and society, the politics of policing and recent police reforms. This volume fills a gap in the literature by exploring the nature of authoritarian policing and how it has transformed and developed the rule of law throughout East and Southeast Asia.
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'A comprehensive, in-depth and insightful study of policing and its political context in East and Southeast Asia, including the relationship between authoritarian and democratic policing and democratization.' Albert Chen, Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law, The University of Hong Kong 'The case studies of diverse East Asian societies make clear that an independent legal system and police professionalism can do much to protect citizen rights and wellbeing, even with dictatorial leaders and colonial and authoritarian pasts. This volume is essential reading for those committed to democracy and decency in government. The realism and knowledge the book provides with its' attention to paradoxes and ambivalences in a rich, nuanced, interdisciplinary tapestry significantly expands understanding. It sets a high standard for comparative international studies of policing and democracy and will become a classic.' Gary T. Marx, Professor Emeritus, MIT 'In exploring the complex commonalities and divergences of policing in Asia, Chen and Fu have produced the very best kind of edited volume. It brings together a range of great scholars on a novel question, and collectively moves our knowledge forward. Highly recommended!' Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, The University of Chicago 'For scholars and practitioners interested in comprehending the historical and contemporary dynamics of policing and regime transformation in East Asia from different angles, Chen and Fu's book is undoubtedly a must-have reference with undoubted theoretical value and rich empirical insight.' Stiven Tremaria, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
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978-1-009-04542-1 (9781009045421)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Hualing Fu is Professor of Law and holder of the Warren Chan Professorship in Human Rights and Responsibilities at the University of Hong Kong, and currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Law. Weitseng Chen is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin.
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National University of Singapore
The University of Hong Kong
Part I. Framework: 1. Mapping the authoritarian and democratic divide: the transformation of policing in East Asia Hualing Fu and Weitseng Chen; 2. Discipline or democracy: the endogeneity of police accountability Jedidiah Kroncke; Part II. Authoritarian Policing: Past and Present: 3. High policing and human rights lawyering in China Hualing Fu; 4. Transformation in policing minor offending in China Sarah Biddulph; 5. From revolutions to COVID-19: policing narratives in Vietnam Trang (Mae) Nguyen; 6. Unrestrained but limited: Policing vagrancy in authoritarian Seoul Erik Mobrand; Part III. Democratic Transition and Authoritarian Resilience: 7. Public order, social drama, and legitimate force: policing popular uprisings in Hong Kong and Taiwan, 2014 Jeffrey T. Martin; 8. Adaptive authoritarian policing: a journey from China and Japan to Taiwan Weitseng Chen; 9. Organizational legacies of authoritarian police in post-war Japan Koichi Nakano; 10. Authoritarian policing and democratization: the case of Thailand Eugenie Merieau; Part IV. The Singapore and Hong Kong Exceptions: 11. Democratic policing in an authoritarian state?: a historical look at Singapore Kevin YL Tan; 12. Empires collaborate: geopolitics of colonial policing in Hong Kong (1880s-1970s) Michael Ng; 13. The end of soft-style protest policing in a hybrid regime: evidence from Hong Kong Peng Wang, Paul Joosse and Lok Lee Cho; Part V. Conclusion: 14. Authoritarian police and policing East Asia: scope, patterns, and paradoxes Jacques deLisle; Index.
