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.
Deliberative Democracy in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Baogang He, Michael Breen, James Fishkin
August 25, 2021
Featuring cases from India, China, Nepal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia and Malaysia, the authors demonstrate and compare the differing uses of public deliberation in Asia. Many countries in Asia have long traditions of public deliberation, in both democratic and undemocratic ...
Chinese Constructions of Sovereignty and the East China Sea Conflict
1st Edition
By Czeslaw Tubilewicz
June 30, 2021
This book analyses Chinese social constructions of sovereignty in the context of the East China Sea conflict. It specifically explores China and Taiwan’s overlapping cross-Strait sovereignty claims and their domestic debates and policies towards the territorial dispute. Providing an up-to-date ...
India’s Maritime Strategy: Balancing Regional Ambitions and China
1st Edition
By Shishir Upadhyaya
June 30, 2021
The first book by a former Indian naval intelligence officer on Sino-India relations, India’s Maritime Strategy provides a unique insight into the Indian Navy, tracing its post-independence growth and discussing its transformation and future in the 21st century.In the context of the rise of China’s...
Inequality and Democratic Politics in East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Chong-Min Park, Eric M. Uslaner
June 30, 2021
Bringing together scholars of inequality, both inside and outside of Asia, this book examines how the distribution of income has affected political institutions, representation, and behaviour in Asia.Through detailed data analysis, the international team of contributors engages with the existing ...
Japan’s Cold War Policy and China: Two Perceptions of Order, 1960-1972
1st Edition
By Yutaka Kanda
June 30, 2021
From 1960s to the early 1970s in East Asia, the Cold War bipolar system, centering on the US and USSR, shifted to a more complicated structure. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, Washington and Moscow accelerated the détente process, leading China to fear a "collusion" of the two superpowers. Publicly...
Risk Management Strategies of Japanese Companies in China: Political Crisis and Multinational Firms
1st Edition
By Kristin Vekasi
June 30, 2021
In the context of political tensions and rising economic interdependence between Japan and China, this book studies how Japanese multinational companies try to minimize damages and manage their own fear and uncertainty to sustain their business interests. Using a qualitative approach, including ...
The Ever-Changing Sino-Japanese Rivalry
1st Edition
By Philip Streich
June 30, 2021
What explains the ebb and flow of the Sino-Japanese rivalry? Why do the two states sometimes choose to escalate or de-escalate the rivalry? Does domestic politics play a role?Examining the historic and contemporary relationship between China and Japan through the lens of the interstate rivalry ...
The Korean Paradox: Domestic Political Divide and Foreign Policy in South Korea
1st Edition
Edited
By Marco Milani, Antonio Fiori, Matteo Dian
June 30, 2021
Bringing together an international line up of contributors, this book examines South Korea’s foreign policy strategies designed to cope with the challenges of the post-Cold War regional order and the emergence of a "Korean paradox".Focusing on non-material factors in shaping the decision-making ...
The Political Economy of Press Freedom: The Paradox of Taiwan versus China
1st Edition
By Jaw-Nian Huang
June 30, 2021
This book offers a political economy analysis of the development and degradation of freedom of the press in Taiwan since 1949, exploring how state-business elites and foreign hegemons interacted to shape the evolution of Taiwan’s media. It examines why freedoms increased alongside democratization ...
ASEAN and Regional Order: Revisiting Security Community in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By Amitav Acharya
May 31, 2021
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as one of the most successful regional organizations in the world. This book discusses the future of ASEAN against a backdrop of a growing US–China rivalry and the security implications of COVID-19. Chapters in this ...
Politics of East Asian Free Trade Agreements: Unveiling the Asymmetry between Korea and Japan
1st Edition
By Byung-il Choi, Jennifer S. Oh
March 23, 2021
This textbook explains the politics of free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea. Examining free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea since the late 1990s, Choi and Oh analyze the role of institutions, political leaders, sectoral interests, and civil society in placing the two countries ...
A Political Biography of Aung San Suu Kyi: A Hybrid Politician
1st Edition
By Michał Lubina
September 01, 2020
This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi’s policies. In the last 30 years there has ...