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.
Reimagining Nation and Nationalism in Multicultural East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Sungmoon Kim, Hsin-wen Lee
March 21, 2019
Since the late 1980s, many East Asian countries have become more multicultural, a process marked by increased democracy and pluralism despite the continuing influence of nationalism, which has forced these countries in the region to re-envision their nations. Many such countries have had to ...
The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Fourth and Revised Edition
4th Edition
By Michael Yahuda
March 20, 2019
This fully revised fourth edition of Michael Yahuda’s successful textbook brings the subject up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the Asia-Pacific region since 1945. Following an evaluation of the legacy of the Cold War the author assesses the uncertainties of the ...
A History of Human Rights Society in Singapore: 1965-2015
1st Edition
Edited
By Jiyoung Song
January 23, 2019
To celebrate Singapore’s fiftieth anniversary for its independence from Malaysia in 2015, 35 students, academics and activists came together to discuss and write about pioneering Singaporean human rights activists and their under-reported stories in Singapore. The city-state is known for its ...
New Dynamics in US-China Relations: Contending for the Asia Pacific
1st Edition
Edited
By Mingjiang Li, Kalyan M. Kemburi
September 27, 2018
Washington’s strategic pivot to Asia and Beijing’s pursuit of new strategic and security interests in the region have led to increasing tensions between the two powers. US leaders have stressed that their increased interest in Asia is driven by a desire to benefit from the thriving regional ...
Chinese Foreign Policy Under Xi
1st Edition
Edited
By Tiang Boon Hoo
August 14, 2018
There has been a discernable calibration of Chinese foreign policy since the ascension of Xi Jinping to the top leadership positions in China. The operative term here is adjustment rather than renovation because there has not been a fundamental transformation of Chinese foreign policy or "setting ...
Negotiating the U.S.–Japan Alliance: Japan Confidential
1st Edition
By Yukinori Komine
August 14, 2018
In recent years, the U.S.–Japan alliance has marked several anniversaries, including 40 years since the 1969 decision on the reversion of Okinawa. These occasions have provided crucial opportunities to reassess the continuing significance of U.S.–Japan security and diplomatic relations, prompting ...
Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures After Lee Kuan Yew
1st Edition
By Kenneth Paul Tan
August 03, 2018
This book provides a detailed analysis of how governance in Singapore has evolved since independence to become what it is today, and what its prospects might be in a post-Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) future. First, it discusses the question of political leadership, electoral dominance, and legislative ...
Regional Community Building in East Asia: Countries in Focus
1st Edition
Edited
By Lee Lai To, Zarina Othman
May 11, 2018
This volume is a collection of papers written by nationals or former nationals of the respective country in ASEAN and Northeast Asia. Unlike other works written by scholars outside ASEAN or East Asia, it offers an insider’s point of view of the 10 ASEAN states, China, Japan and South Korea on ...
Political Survival and Yasukuni in Japan's Relations with China
1st Edition
By Mong Cheung
January 03, 2018
What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in Japan’s relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Three Japanese prime ministers, including Nakasone Yasuhiro, Hashimoto Ryutaro and Abe Shinzo, complied with China’s demands and stopped visiting the controversial Shrine in 1986, ...
The US Versus the North Korean Nuclear Threat: Mitigating the Nuclear Security Dilemma
1st Edition
By Er-Win Tan
October 26, 2017
Although the current world order is still dominated by the US, there is increasing international concern over the possibility of regional security dilemmas arising from smaller powers’ attempts to develop Weapons of Mass Destruction. A study of US-North Korean interaction using the security dilemma...
Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Siriporn Wajjwalku, K.C. Ho, Osamu Yoshida
October 13, 2017
Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia highlights a number of interests which members of ASEAN and Plus Three countries collectively recognize. This set of common interests includes not only economic development but also social development. Written by nationals in their respective ...
Institutionalizing East Asia: Mapping and Reconfiguring Regional Cooperation
1st Edition
Edited
By Alice Ba, Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Sueo Sudo
October 13, 2017
Institutional activities have remarkably transformed East Asia, a region once known for the absence of regionalism and regime-building efforts. Yet the dynamics of this Asian institutionalization have remained an understudied area of research. This book offers one of the first scholarly attempts to...