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.
Chinese Diplomacy and the UN Security Council: Beyond the Veto
1st Edition
By Joel Wuthnow
July 31, 2015
China has emerged in the 21st century as a sophisticated, and sometimes contentious, actor in the United Nations Security Council. This is evident in a range of issues, from negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program to efforts to bring peace to Darfur. Yet China’s role as a veto-holding member of the ...
Democracy in Eastern Asia: Issues, Problems and Challenges in a Region of Diversity
1st Edition
Edited
By Edmund S. K. Fung, Steven Drakeley
July 31, 2015
With the ‘Asian Century’ now upon us, bringing with it many profound economic and political changes to the world order, it is very timely to assess the state of democracy in the Asian region. Focusing on Eastern Asia, this book provides such a review, highlighting lines of connections between the ...
Japan and Germany as Regional Actors: Evaluating Change and Continuity after the Cold War
1st Edition
By Alexandra Sakaki
February 27, 2015
The end of the Cold War and the bipolar era constituted a significant change in Germany's and Japan's foreign policy settings, granting both countries greater leeway to pursue policies divergent from Washington's strategy. This important book fills a gap in the existing literature by employing an ...
Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Fukuda Doctrine and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Peng Er Lam
February 27, 2015
The Fukuda Doctrine has been the official blueprint to Japan’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia since 1977. This book examines the Fukuda Doctrine in the context of Japan-Southeast Asia relations, and discusses the possibility of a non-realist approach in the imagining and conduct of ...
The Economy-Security Nexus in Northeast Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By T.J. Pempel
February 27, 2015
The dynamics of Northeast Asia have traditionally been considered primarily in military and hard security terms or alternatively along their economic dimensions. This book argues that relations among the states of Northeast Asia are far more comprehensible when the mutually shaping interactions ...
Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism: National Identity and Status in International Society
1st Edition
By Christopher Hughes
December 01, 2014
For China, Taiwan is next in line to be unified with the People's Republic after Hong Kong in 1997. China's claim on Taiwan is of great importance to the politics of Chinese Nationalism, and is central to the dynamics of power in this most volatile of regions. The democratic challenge from Taiwan ...
Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order
3rd Edition
By Amitav Acharya
March 17, 2014
In this third edition of Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia, Amitav Acharya offers a comprehensive and critical account of the evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management. Building on the framework ...
Asia-Pacific Security Dynamics in the Obama Era: A New World Emerging
1st Edition
By S Mahmud Ali
January 03, 2014
This book examines the critical changes to the Asia-Pacific security architecture emerging in the context of shifts in the global order as the Obama Administration’s major strategic innovation and likely legacy unfold. The author reviews the state of the international security system during the ...
New Thinking about the Taiwan Issue: Theoretical insights into its origins, dynamics, and prospects
1st Edition
Edited
By Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Dennis V. Hickey
January 03, 2014
The "Taiwan question" has long been considered one of the most complicated and explosive issues in global politics. In recent years, however, relations between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland have improved substantially to the surprise of many. In this ground-breaking collection, distinguished ...
China, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation
1st Edition
By Wendy Frieman
July 26, 2013
China, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation is an empirically and conceptually path-breaking book that documents China's participation in international arms control and non-proliferation regimes from 1985 to 2001. The book focuses on the distinction between US expectations of Chinese compliance, ...
Foreign Policy Making in Taiwan: From Principle to Pragmatism
1st Edition
By Dennis V. Hickey
March 05, 2013
Following President Chen Sui-bian’s victory in the controversial 2004 presidential election, this book examines the future direction of Taiwan’s foreign policy, focusing on the internal and external forces that influence and shape the countries foreign policy decisions today. The author suggests ...
Party Politics in Taiwan: Party Change and the Democratic Evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004
1st Edition
By Dafydd Fell
November 14, 2012
In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in the country, looking at how Taiwan’s parties have adjusted to their new multi-party election environment. It features key chapters on: the ...