Asian Perspectives on Liberal Democracy : Critical Evaluation :Critical Evaluation

Dong-Jin Jang

doi:10.14731/kjis.2004.12.44.5.167

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Critical Evaluation

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한국국제정치학회
국제정치논총 학술저널
The Korean Journal of International Relations Vol.44 No.5
2004.12 167 - 184 (18page)
DOI : 10.14731/kjis.2004.12.44.5.167

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In contemporary Asia, liberal democracy triggers two opposite responses. One is that the values of liberal democracy are absolutely important for Asians. The other is that liberal democracy may be in discord with local culture and traditional values. Contemporary Asians live in a culture of hybridity of both liberal values and traditional communal values. The most distinctive Asian culture seems to be an emphasis on communality originating from familial virtues. In theory, Asian familism is well expressed in Confucianism, in which we can notice two moral virtues respectively for unequal and equal human relationships. The virtue for unequal relationships, which demands more public responsibility to the advantaged than the less advantaged, was developed from the relationship between parents and children. In contrast, the Yin-Yang theory, which emphasizes interconnectedness and reciprocity inhuman affairs and nature, reflects the virtue for equal relationships originating from the relationship between man and woman. In order to harmonize liberal values with communal values for 'Asian Democracy', this paper seeks to advance the following three points. First, we can develop a sense of public responsibility for leaders and ordinary people from the family model. Second, the sense of human interconnectedness may contribute to enhancing mutual responsibility. Third, familial values are as important as individual freedom for human living.

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【ABSTRACT】
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Asian Responses to Liberal Democracy
Ⅲ. The Reproduction of the Family Model and the Consciousness of Father Image in Asian Culture and Politics
Ⅳ. Justifying the Norms and Principles in Asian Familism for Liberal Democracy: Normative Implications
Ⅴ. Conclusion
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