The Fate of Nationalism in the New States: Southeast Asia in Comparative Historical Perspective

Sidel, John T.

doi:10.1017/s0010417511000612

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“…Neither in the Philippines nor in Malaysia did the role of the poor rice farmer in their respective nationalist imaginations prove as potent as it did in Indonesia. Philippine nationalism was characteristically more top-down and elitist than in Indonesia, and the negotiated process of Malaysia's independence, along with its deep ethnic divides, has dampened the power of similar agrarian, nationalist sentiments (Sidel 2012).…”

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Davidson

2018

Bijdragen Tot De Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia

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This article argues that comparisons between the success of Soeharto's Green Revolution rice production campaign in the early 1980s and the struggles of today's democratic governments to achieve self-sufficiency in rice are disingenuous, since they fail to take into account the changed structural, economic, and political contexts. Once such changes are adequately considered, especially such key political factors as the lack of support today from the international community in achieving this policy goal, and governance differences between authoritarianism and democracy, Indonesia's performance in the rice sector should be evaluated more positively than it typically has been.

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Davidson

2018

Bijdragen Tot De Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia

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“…Leaders of postcolonial states were frequently confronted with an array of major constraints to their modernizing and nation-building agendas. These typically included a lack of sufficient resources, especially state revenue (Slater, 2010: 3); the absence of a strong state tradition (Myrdal, 1968, cited in Reid, 2010: 26); the state’s limited ability to control territory (Roy, 2007: 26; Slater, 2010: 36); political fragmentation among political elites causing political instability (Battersby, 1998; Slater, 2010); challenges for ruling elites to produce effective leadership (Apter, 1968: 48); leaders’ difficulties in repositioning their countries within the new international economic and political system (Sidel, 2012: 116); and suspicion between neighbouring states making it difficult to forge mutual peaceful and productive relationships (Geertz, 1973: 237).…”

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From a pile of stones to a national symbol

Ngoun

2018

South East Asia Research

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Existing studies of the Cambodia-Thailand conflict over the Khmer temple of Preah Vihear tend to regard the temple as nationally significant to both countries. However, little is known about how the border temple complex has emerged from obscurity to symbolize the nation in Cambodian nationalist discourse. Therefore, this article seeks to examine the stakeholders, contexts, and specific political situations implicated in the emergence of the ancient temple as a site of national significance. It links the temple’s rise to national prominence in Cambodia to the broader context of Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s politics of postcolonial nation-building. I argue that Sihanouk had a strong stake in the temple and the conflict over it with Thailand. His investment in the project of nationalism in relation to the temple was an important resource in pursuing his wider political objectives in building the post-independence Cambodian nation.

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“…Allegiance—loyalty to, pride in and trust in objects of the political system—remains relevant amid value change for several reasons, not the least of which is that nationalism has been a driving force behind the formation of Southeast Asian states (e.g. Bertrand, 2013; Sidel, 2012) and continues to play a significant role in Asian identities generally (e.g. Linley, 2016).…”

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Collet

2017

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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Southeast Asia is the world’s most diverse and rapidly modernizing region, yet one where modernization theory is challenged (e.g. Bell et al., 1995) and where allegiance to authoritarian regimes appears trenchant (Chang et al., 2013; Dalton and Shin, 2014). Using the AsiaBarometer, I consider the influence of modernization and allegiance on potential democratization by analyzing an established indicator of assertive change: tolerance of homosexuality (Inglehart and Welzel, 2005: Ch. 5, forthcoming). The findings reveal differences between Southeast Asians and the West and between citizens in the Sinic and Indic subregions. Exposure to foreign cultures produces a significant increase in tolerance among Sinicized citizens, but has no meaningful effect on those in Indic states. Patriotism and trust in civil society also boost tolerance among Sinicized citizens, but reduce the probability of tolerance among citizens in Indic states. The strong linkage between sexual tolerance and gender equality driven by social factors and secularism in the West does not manifest in Southeast Asia. While the findings suggest potential for change in the Sinicized region, they underscore the different effects that globalization and allegiance may have on citizens living under Southeast Asia’s variety of regimes.

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The Fate of Nationalism in the New States: Southeast Asia in Comparative Historical Perspective

Abstract: Original citation:Sidel, John (2012) The fate of nationalism in the new states: Southeast Asia in comparative historical perspective.

Cited by 22 publications

References 36 publications

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From a pile of stones to a national symbol

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