TY - BOOK ID - 94638045 TI - Opposing power : building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies AU - Ong, Elvin Jiayun AU - Slater, Dan AU - Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan) PY - 2022 SN - 0472220004 0472902725 PB - Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Coalition governments. KW - Political party organization. KW - Since 1900 KW - East Asia KW - Southeast Asia KW - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:94638045 AB - "When do opposition party leaders build pre-electoral alliances to compete against electoral autocrats? Through two pairs of case study comparisons in East and Southeast Asia-between the Philippines and South Korea in the late 1980s, and between Malaysia and Singapore from 1965 to 2020-Opposing Power argues that opposition elites' perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency shape their efforts to construct alliances. Multiple regime-debilitating events striking the incumbent within a short period of time can raise opposition expectations of impending victory, galvanizing efforts for inter-party coordination. Clear information about the relative strengths and weaknesses of opposition parties fosters recognition of their mutual dependency, inducing party leaders to coordinate towards joint victory. Drawing on a broad range of archival material and a wealth of fieldwork, Opposing Power illustrates how dueling opposition parties can sometimes become strange bedfellows." ER -