The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century

ISBN-13: 9781138647022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 342 str.

Michael K. Connors; Remy Davison; Jorn Dosch

Opis

The new, fully updated third edition of The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific builds on its coherent framework for understanding the complex international and global politics of the Asia Pacific. The textbook provides an introductory guide for the main frameworks needed to understand the region (realism, liberalism, critical theory), which is reader-friendly while still offering sophisticated competing interpretations. Key content includes: ◦the US in the Asia Pacific; ◦China and Japan in the Asia Pacific; ◦Southeast Asia in the Asia Pacific; ◦India in the Asia Pacific; ◦Russia in the Asia Pacific; ◦Australia in the Asia Pacific; ◦Europe in the Asia Pacific; ◦ the Korean peninsula ◦globalization, regionalism and political economy; ◦Asian values, democracy and human rights; ◦transnational actors; ◦region security order and the impact of terrorism on the region. A highly topical account, which provides an overview of the main actors, institutions and contemporary issues such as security, terrorism and transnational actors, the book is required reading for undergraduate students of Asian studies, international politics, and anyone interested in the region.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Asia’s Great Game? 2. The US. Still the hegemon? 3. The Chinese Century? 4. Between a doctrine and hard place: Japan’s emerging role 5. Looking East: India and Russia in the Asia-Pacific 6. Middle Power and Alliance Diplomacy in Australia’s foreign policy 7. Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the challenge of regionalism in the Asia Pacific 8. The EU and the Asia-Pacific: A Source of Soft Power? 9. Regional Security. Legacies and new challenges 10. Building Blocs: Regionalism and Globalization in the Asia-Pacific 11. State and markets: political economy explanations of East Asia’s economic miracle 12. The state in retreat? Transnational actors in the Asia-Pacific 13. Civilisade: Asian Values, democracy and fateful hubris