East Asian social networks are social networks as practiced by East Asian people and
observed in East Asian societies. Creative scholarship on East Asian social networks has …

Chinese traditional culture is viewed to sustain political trust in the authoritarian regime.
Given that Chinese cultural traditions are complex and multi-dimensional, it is ineffective to …

Values of deference to authority have long been prevalent in Japan and China. These two
societies feature hierarchical social structures, harmonious orientations, and collectivism …

The Asian values thesis describes the cultural exceptionalism and alternative political
development of East Asia. This study used four rounds of Asian Barometer Survey (ABS) …

Using an ego‐centered network approach, we examine across two studies whether and how
injunctive network norms—behaviors that are approved by alters—are related to majority …

The cultural prerequisites of democracy have been receiving considerable attention over the
past decades. Confucian values are regarded as incompatible with liberal democracy and …

In this study, we explore the structures of social and institutional trust found in East and
Southeast Asian political culture. For this purpose, we utilize the Asian Barometer 3 dataset …

This study utilized an online social survey of the public in Japan and Taiwan to examine
their willingness to learn about various energy and environmental policy issues, their …

Objective We investigate the influence of social contexts on democratic attitudes. Methods
We use a novel survey data set with data from a nationally representative sample of Polish …

Abstract After the Fukushima accident, Japan experienced a drastic decline in nuclear
energy use because of resistance from civil society. This civil society activity can be …