Politics in Asia: Politics in Asia
About the Book Series
Politics in Asia has long been established as a source of distinctive and authoritative studies on the political life of Asia. The series covers a broad range of countries and aspects of politics, and includes volumes from some of the leading scholars working in the field.
The Strategic Options of Middle Powers in the Asia-Pacific
1st Edition
Edited
By Chien-wen Kou, Chiung-Chiu Huang, Brian Job
January 29, 2024
This book analyses the responses of middle powers in the Asia-Pacific toward the contemporary great powers’ rivalry of the United States and China, through specific cases studies of South Korea, Australia, Japan, India, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Presenting local perspectives from multiple middle powers ...
Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Democracy and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics
1st Edition
By Robert W. Hefner
December 19, 2023
Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia examines the conditions facilitating democracy, women’s rights, and inclusive citizenship in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country and the third largest democracy in the world. The book shows that Muslim understandings of Islamic traditions and ...
Human Security and Empowerment in Asia: Beyond the Pandemic
1st Edition
Edited
By Mely Caballero-Anthony, Yoichi Mine, Sachiko Ishikawa
October 26, 2023
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this edited volume revisits the framework of human security and development. It examines the protection-empowerment nexus as applied to various vulnerable groups and populations affected by the pandemic. While the conventional human security literature has ...
Chinese Election Interference in Taiwan
1st Edition
By Emma Barss
September 25, 2023
This book documents the history of China’s attempts to undermine Taiwan’s elections, offering additional insights into China’s methods of influence in Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. Drawing from Chinese language primary sources and historical accounts, Taiwan is presented as a growing ...
Japanese Public Sentiment on South Korea: Popular Opinion and International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Tetsuro Kobayashi, Atsushi Tago
September 25, 2023
The contributors to this book demonstrate empirically how Japanese public opinion is formed amid strained Japan–South Korea relations. Studying public opinion in Japan and South Korea is critically important for exploring the causes and consequences of the deterioration of the relationship between ...
Taiwan and the Changing Dynamics of Sino-US Relations: A Relational Approach
1st Edition
By Hung-Jen Wang
September 25, 2023
Wang discusses the dynamics of Sino–US relations since 2008 and the implications for relations between Taiwan and both the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Ever since China surpassed Japan to become the world’s second largest economy, it has appeared to shift its policy shift from ...
China and Human Rights in North Korea: Debating a “Developmental Approach” in Northeast Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Baogang He, David Hundt, Chengxin Pan
May 31, 2023
By exploring the "China factor" in the North Korean human rights debate, this book evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of applying the Chinese development-based approach to human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The contributors to this book treat the relevance of...
Chinese Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East
1st Edition
By Kadir Temiz
May 31, 2023
This book examines how the rise of China has influenced its cross-regional foreign policy toward non-Arab countries in the Middle East between 2001 and 2011. Analyzing contemporary international crises in the Middle East such as the Iran nuclear crisis, the Palestinian–Israeli conflict, and the ...
Decolonizing Central Asian International Relations: Beyond Empires
1st Edition
By Timur Dadabaev
May 31, 2023
This book unpacks the main narratives used in international relations to depict and explain existing inter-state relations in Central Asia, with a focus on the construction of fairer international relations along the Silk Road. The book points to the need to decolonize international relations in ...
Russia in the Indo-Pacific: New Approaches to Russian Foreign Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Gaye Christoffersen
May 31, 2023
This volume zones in on Russia’s relations with the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of theoretical pluralism, presenting alternatives to the mainstream Realist view of Russia as a major power using geopolitical strategies to establish itself. Russia in the Indo-Pacific is an understudied ...
Social Capital in Singapore: The Power of Network Diversity
1st Edition
By Vincent Chua, Gillian Koh, Ern Ser Tan, Drew Shih
May 31, 2023
How can social cohesion be achieved in a meritocratic and multicultural global city-state? Meritocracy poses a paradox: On one hand, it integrates individuals through frameworks of equal treatment, equal justice and opportunity regardless of race, language or religion. On the other hand, ...
The Volatility and Future of Democracies in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Alan Hao Yang
May 31, 2023
This book explores the volatile and uncertain future of democracies in Asia through typological analysis of the diverse patterns of Asian countries. Detailed analysis and extensive case studies featured throughout this edited volume unveil democracies in the process of being consolidated, such as ...