Author: Benjamin Reilly | Journal of Democracy

Benjamin Reilly is dean of the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs at Murdoch University, Australia.

July 2015, Volume 26, Issue 3

Weighing the Asian Model

Benjamin Reilly

A review of The Nature of Asian Politics by Bruce Gilley.

January 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1

Southeast Asia: In The Shadow of China

Benjamin Reilly

Given Southeast Asia’s relatively high level of socioeconomic development, we might expect it to be a showcase of democracy. Yet it is not. To grasp why, one must look to deeper factors of history and geography.

January 2007, Volume 18, Issue 1

Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific

Benjamin Reilly

The 1997 financial crisis undermined the argument for a putative “Asian-style democracy” that prioritized economic development over political liberalization. Yet recent electoral and other reforms have set the stage for the emergence of a genuine “Asian model” of democracy.

April 2002, Volume 13, Issue 2

Electoral Systems for Divided Societies

Benjamin Reilly

Political scientists have long theorized that the use of “preferential” election systems can help promote successful conflict management in divided societies. As it turns out, evidence from five real-world cases supports this conclusion.

Democracy in East Asia: A New Century

Democracy in East Asia offers a comprehensive treatment of the political landscape in both Northeast and Southeast Asia, including discussions of China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Burma (Myanmar).

Electoral Systems and Democracy

This book compares the experiences of diverse countries, from Latin America to southern Africa, from Uruguay, Japan, and Taiwan to Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq.