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Topic: Politics of Asia

	Politics of Asia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Politics of Asia are extremely varied as would be expected of such a large landmass and a diverse population.
		Civilisation has a long history throughout Asia and it probably involved politics right from the start although some of the earliest discernable political structures arose in Mesopotamia with the advent of writing offering details of these politics.
		Much of the political climate in Asia today is affected by colonialism and imperialism of the past with some states retaining close links with their former colonial governors while others involved in bitter independence struggles the consequences of which continue to be felt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Asia (243 words)

	BBC News \| South Asia \| Nepal: Politics and pessimism
		It remains one of the poorest countries in the world, its political system hampered by corruption, political in-fighting and the failure over the last five years of any party to gain an overall majority in parliament.
		Politics may be less important to many people, but it is certainly more transparent.
		The wide range of political opinion is reflected in a press and media that for the most part can function freely, even if some pro-Maoist publications have been closely watched by the authorities.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/334480.stm (367 words)

	Politics of Asia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Politics of: Afghanistan • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Brunei • Cambodia • China [People's Republic of China
		Culture of Asia • Economy of Asia • Geography of Asia • History of Asia •
		Politics of Asia, Politics by country, Foreign relations by country, International alliances, Politics by region and Politics of Asia.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Politics_of_Asia (333 words)

	Political Dynasty: The Politics of South Asia
		Political dynasties are nothing new in the world but much of it has been wiped out, as is the case of France, or ceremonially kept as a political settlement as in the United Kingdom.
		Unfortunately, the Muslim political world is yet to be democratic where individual freedom and the right to dissent are anything but honoured.
		However, in politics, it is naïve to think that young age is imbued with stronger zeal or higher intelligence to produce something good.
	www.dfn.org /printer_PoliticalDynasty_ThePoliticsofSouthAsia.shtml (1280 words)

	Women and Politics in Asia
		Opportunities for women to be represented in political bodies and to influence political matters are an important parameter of democracy and thus an integral aspect of political development and the democratization process in Asia.
		Studies on women and politics have suggested a variety of possible explanations for the paucity of women leaders and the marginalization of women in politics.
		The political status of Asian women remains a scantily explored area, and available literature on the subject mostly consists of islands of isolated studies touching one or the other aspect of the issue.
	www.nias.ku.dk /halmstad/default.htm (567 words)

	Manas: History and Politics of India
		By the late 1960s, Indira Gandhi had engineered a split in the Congress, as the only means to ensure her political survival, and the Congress had been reduced to a sh adow of its former self.
		An internal emergency, which placed almost the entire opposition behind bars, was proclaimed in May 1975, and only removed in 1977; and the same opposition, which hastily convened to ch art its strategy, achieved in delivering the Congress party its first loss in national elections.
		This government, serving various political interests, lasted a mere three years, and Indira Gandhi rode a large wave of victory in 1980.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/mainhist.html (700 words)

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		There is a need to discuss political history and events in the south asian region, primarily in the Indian sub-continent.
		Part of the idea is to reduce political postings on s.c.i., which generate much of the heat on that group, The other is to create a suitable forum for open discussions on sensitive but important topics.
		This group is for political issues concerning the countries of South Asia.
	faqs.org /usenet/news.announce.newgroups/talk/talk.politics.south-asia (692 words)

	AsiaMedia :: Religion, Politics and Asia's Press
		While Muslim organizations in Denmark protested the cartoons soon after they were published, it was not until a group of imams began pleading their case in the Middle East that the controversy took global form.
		Responses from prominent political and religious leaders and commentaries from local media also exemplified, fueled or tempered each country's reaction.
		Religion, Politics and Asia's Press was edited by Ananth Krishnan, with text and research by Vincent Lim and Kalvin Lo.
	asiamedia.ucla.edu /religion (409 words)

	Politics of South Asia Specialist Group
		The Group was established under the auspices of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom.
		The primary function of the Politics of South Asia Specialist Group is to organise South Asia-related panels and roundtable discussions at the annual meeting of the Political Studies Association.
		The Politics of South Asia Specialist Group is presently convened by Dr Lawrence Sáez, of the Centre of International Studies, at the London School of Economics.
	www.psa-southasia.org (233 words)

	Asia Times: Malaysian politics' Generation Next
		Indeed, the offspring of some of Malaysia's most prominent political figures seem set to nudge old political rivalries into another generation even as they say that they are determined to carve their own paths.
		That was the time he took up the high-profile case of a young Malay girl who had alleged that she was a victim of statutory rape.
		To be sure, these second generation politicians have minds of their own and individual sets of political beliefs.
	www.atimes.com /se-asia/BF13Ae02.html (1037 words)

	SOAS: Politics and International Studies: Courses: Politics and Society in Central Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It examines the interaction of social, political and economic structures and cultural and identity politics in Central Asia.
		The second part examines the politics of post-communist transition by focussing on the reconfiguration of Central Asia's relationship with Russia and its growing contacts with the international community.
		Issues of economic reforms, political development, citizen participation, and party formation are examined by drawing comparisons with relevant cases in the post Soviet region and in other regions of Asia and Africa.
	www.soas.ac.uk /studying/coursedetail.cfm?coursesunitsid=1508 (325 words)

	GV4C9 Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The course examines important trends and developments accompanying democratization in the region – in government-business relations, in local politics, in civil society, in religious practices, in inter-communal relations, and in the organization and use of violence in politics.
		Throughout the course, the countries examined are treated as cases suitable for analysis and comparison in the light of the broader Comparative Politics and Global Politics literatures on democratization and its discontents.
		The trends examined include populist and reformist challenges to machine politics, new patterns of rent-seeking and corruption, shifting patterns in local politics, new social movements and forms of mobilization from within civil society, new forms of religiosity and religious politics, communal violence, separatist mobilization, and Islamist terrorism.
	www.lse.ac.uk /resources/calendar2006-2007/courseGuides/GV/2006_GV4C9.htm (389 words)

	TIME Asia: Islam in Asia - The Politics of Islam
		This awakening of an Islamic political culture may be cause for cautious optimism, because it is better to have religious groups, even the most orthodox or radical, operating within democratic processes rather than going underground.
		Malaysia and Indonesia, Southeast Asia's only Muslim-majority nations and traditionally exemplars of openness and diversity, are facing the consequences of Muslim political parties flexing their muscles and winning over the masses.
		Yet some political analysts believe the Islamists are already approaching the peak of their power, with Southeast Asia's vast diversity acting as a natural brake—Malaysia's 5.4 million Chinese, for example, are unlikely to tolerate the imposition of Sharia law.
	www.time.com /time/asia/covers/501030310/politics.html (1368 words)

	China and Inner Asia Sessions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This panel is designed to explore the similarities and variations in the cultivation of contemporary Chinese political studies in different countries of Asia.
		This paper is divided into three parts: (1) political environments and international connections of Taiwanese academics; (2) the efforts of the China research communities to band-wagon and struggle for autonomy; (3) major themes and topics of research and concern for the Taiwanese academics.
		The tug-of-war between political forces and academic communities is facilitated by a wide range of institutional settings as well as leading academic gurus.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/2006abst/China/C-104.htm (1318 words)

	IAS Web Directory - /Regional/Asia/Malaysia/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Issues/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		party after the other is holding political advocacy programme on HIV/AIDS aggressively to woo the people living with HIV/AIDS by including their issues in the...
		the issue of faith-based politics is the subject of much debate.
		Both legislative candidatesand#39; interest in politics did not begin, and nor will it end with the race for Yamhill...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Malaysia/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Issues/rss.xml (390 words)

	Asia politics: Asia in 2006
		In most of Asia's major democratic countries governments will be able, for the most part, to focus on policymaking unencumbered by the need to curry favour with their electorates.
		Partisan politics will dominate in 2007, as campaigning starts ahead of the elections for the Legislative Yuan (parliament) that are scheduled to take place at the end of that year.
		Although the administration continues to insist that it will remain in power until 2010, political instability and a loss of key supporters could yet see the congressional elections accompanied by a presidential election, or, if a deal on constitutional reform is reached, replaced by election to a single-chamber parliament.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/-asia-politics-asia-2006-/2005/dec/1237604.htm (3290 words)

	Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst
		He is a leading specialist on the society and politics of Central Asia, including Afghanistan, as well as Russian politics and foreign policy, U.S. policy in Eurasia, and the regional politics of oil.
		His areas of expertise include politics and foreign policy of Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; military forces in the region, oil politics, and human rights and democratization.
		He is a specialist on regional and security politics in the Caucasus and Caspian sea area, and security relations in Central Asia and Afghanistan as well as Pakistani politics and foreign policy.
	www.cacianalyst.org /media.htm?SMSESSION=NO (341 words)

	ASIA, SOUTHERN/India-Politics and Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Politics in Developing Countries, edited by Larry Diamond, Juan J. Linz and Seymour M. Lipset.
		Author perceives the three essential pillars of India's stability to be political democracy, military security, and economic development, and addresses the balance that India should maintain in pursuing all three goals.
		An overview of political and social issues confronting South Asia, with discussion of the political scenarios in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/souasia/indpol.htm (282 words)

	Asia Observer - web directory and search
		Politics of India - A brief summary of India's political system, elections, administration, and political parties.
		Samarth Bharat - A set of articles on the politics of the nation and its neighbours, mostly by Anil Chawla and VT Joshi.
		Sight of India - Culture, politics, and society in South Asia; a set of articles.
	www.asiaobserver.com /cgi-local/anacondaodpp.pl?passurl=/Regional/Asia/India/Society_and_Culture/Politics (253 words)

	Fourth 4th Asia-Pacific Congress of Women in Politics, The Practice of Transformative Politics, from CAPWIP Center for ...
		The 4th Asia-Pacific Congress of Women in Politics was held on 1-3 September 1997 at Taipei, Taiwan with 351 participants from 18 countries.
		Priority to be given to the formation of potent national networks of women in politics with an identified focal point for each country.
		Participants write down their experiences of transactional politics and insights on how to apply transformative politics when faced with a similar situation.
	www.capwip.org /activities/a-p_congresses/a-p4congress.htm (458 words)

	Book Extract: Blood Brothers by Bertil Lintner --- Asia Pacific Media Services
		Nowhere is this more true than in Asia, where the tentacles of organized crime reach far into the worlds of business, politics and even law enforcement.
		In Asia, there has always been a symbiosis between the law and crime--but only with respect to a particular kind of criminal underworld.
		Success in politics and business in Asia depends on powerful contacts, who are often above the law and adept at bending it.
	www.asiapacificms.com /books/blood_brothers.php (1842 words)

	IAS Web Directory - /Regional/Asia/Japan/Society_and_Culture/Politics/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		IAS Web Directory is a human-edited directory for shopping and business services related to Politics and Society%20and%20Culture.
		Today politics has become part of a career and a larger industry.
		is diffuse and widely distributed in world politics.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Japan/Society_and_Culture/Politics/rss.xml (280 words)

	Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
		Contemporary politics in Southeast Asia must be understood in light of colonialism, the nationalist movements that colonial rule in effect produced, and the geo-strategic imperatives of the cold war.
		This course will examine the political landscape of Southeast Asia, paying particular attention to the historical conditions (colonialism, modernity, nationalism, war) which gave rise to the construction of Southeast Asia as a geo-political entity and to the boundaries and institutions of particular states.
		Given the diversity of the region and the complexity of politics and societies in each of the eleven countries in Southeast Asia, this fifteen week course will focus on a comparative analysis of three countries: Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
	falcon.arts.cornell.edu /lsr32/courses/Govt344-S05.htm (1805 words)

	Amazon.com: Politics of Human Rights in Southeast Asia (Politics in Asia): Books: Philip Eldridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The divide between the West and Southeast Asia seems to be nowhere more apparent that in debates about human rights.
		Within these diverse deographical, political and cultural climates, human rights seem to have become relative, and the quest for absolutes seems unattainable.
		Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century (Politics in Asia) by E. Hedman in Front Matter
	www.amazon.com /Politics-Human-Rights-Southeast-Asia/dp/0415214297 (1026 words)

	Alternative Politics for Asia :: SoundVision.com Shopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alternative Politics for Asia is a converstaion between two friends which took place at a certain time in a certain year at a certain place in Asia.
		They ask whether politics in Asia can be different from politics in other parts of the world.
		I seek refuge in You from the trials and the torment of the Fire and from the evils of wealth and poverty.
	www.soundvision.com /shop/pview.asp?item=4362-001 (169 words)

	Politics Society and Culture India Asia Regional
		Has stock letters to be sent to prominent politicians urging changes in the law.
		Links to media, references on the Indian political system, and news headlines available.
		- A set of articles on the politics of the nation and its neighbours, mostly by Anil Chawla and VT Joshi.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/India/Society_and_Culture/Politics (206 words)

	UMUC Asia - Government & Politics Course Descriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Topics include the relationship of political science to the other social sciences; the concepts of modern democracy, political ideology, and political socialization; the function of public opinion, mass media, interest groups, and political parties; the basic institutions of government and the separation of powers; and the role of international relations and globalization.
		A comprehensive study of government in the United States, including the basic principles of American government and political culture and a cross-cultural examination of institutions, processes, and public policies.
		A study of the major factors underlying international relations, the methods of conducting foreign relations, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the means of avoiding or alleviating international conflicts.
	www.ad.umuc.edu /courses/corsgvpt.html (505 words)

	Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics - UN-INSTRAW Wiki
		The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)is a non-partisan, non-profit and non-governmental regional organization (NGO) dedicated to promoting equal participation of women in politics and decision-making.
		The Center's sub-regional focal points and national affiliates are autonomous organizations actively involved in women's political empowerment in their respective countries.
		The Center conducts trainers' training for women's political empowerment and transformative politics.
	www.un-instraw.org /wiki/training/index.php?title=Center_for_Asia-Pacific_Women_in_Politics&printable=yes (142 words)

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