US Taiwan Policy : Constructing the Triangle

ISBN-13: 9780415452021 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 194 str.

Tunsj Ystein; Jystein Tunsj;Tunsjo Oystein

Opis

This book is the first to trace the historical origins of what is known as the 'Taiwan issue' in US-China relations from a constructivist perspective.

Recenzje

"Based on extensive original archival research, Tunsju deftly employs constructivism's emphasis on identity, norms, and discourse analysis to the development of the US positions on Taiwan over the past half century or more. He carries the narrative forward in a clear exposition while maintaining a sophisticated sense of the theoretical underpinnings of constructivism. The work serves as an effective, illuminating case study of constructivism, as well as lending insight into the perspectives of US policy makers dealing with Taiwan as China and the US have moved from hostility to a policy of constructive engagement." - J.A. Rhodes, Luther College

Spis treści

1. Refocusing the Study of US Taiwan Policy  2. Discourses and the Origins of the ‘Taiwan Issue’ 1949–50  3. Opening Space on the Taiwan Question 1969–72  4. Contemporary Challenges in US Taiwan Policy  5. Debating US Strategy towards China  6. Understanding US Taiwan Policy – The Linkage between History and Theory

O autorze

Øystein Tunsjø isa Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institutefor DefenceStudies, Oslo, Norway. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.