Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe examines Taiwans economic diplomacy towards post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. The media, and occasionally academia, have often suggested that Taipei resorts to costly aid, trade and investment diplomacy to facilitate its foreign relations, whilst China engages in equally costly counter-economic diplomacy to keep Taiwan isolated. Czeslaw Tubilewicz argues conversely that Beijings diplomacy in post-communist Europe has demonstrated Chinas reluctance to employ economic instruments against states violating...
Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe examines Taiwans economic diplomacy towards post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. The m...
This work contibutes both to the theoretical and conceptual literature on the politics of religion as well as shed light on the implications and ramifications of the politics of religion on contemporary South Asian and Southeast Asian states.
This work contibutes both to the theoretical and conceptual literature on the politics of religion as well as shed light on the implications and ramif...
From the 1980s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall. Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power, the political landscape will drastically change and the democratic transition will simply be a matter of time, this book shows that the move towards democracy in Asia has by no means been linear process, and there have been a number of different outcomes that reflect the vastly divergent paths towards liberalization the Asian nations have...
From the 1980s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War ...
The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades as both states have undergone radical domestic changes, including the end of Soviet communism and the abandonment of Maoism. This volume brings together scholars to address the current status of Sino-Russian relations in the political, military, energy and trade sectors.
In this comprehensive new volume, authors offer a detailed account on the both the historical context and current status of relations between Russia and China and the geo-political realignments in Eurasia. This analysis of the...
The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades as both states have undergone radical domestic changes, includ...
The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks and associations), in diverse parts of Asia. Addressing the pressing need for improved governance within the spatial, political and cultural realities in the rapidly transforming landscapes of Asia, the contributors to the book bring together interdisciplinary work that focuses on the ways in which civic engagement can link with social capital building. The goal of this volume is to inspire policy that recognizes that a vibrant society with...
The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks ...
A UN report recently found that the Asia Pacific is the world s most disaster-prone region. Indeed, considering that the region accounts for more than half of the total number of disasters in the world, building capacity and resilience to mitigate the devastating impact of disasters is a pressing task for local actors.
This book takes a regional, multidisciplinary and multi-actor approach to improve understandings of how various actors respond to natural and human-induced disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. It examines the ideas and activities of four different categories of agents:...
A UN report recently found that the Asia Pacific is the world s most disaster-prone region. Indeed, considering that the region accounts for more t...
This collection encapsulates key trends in Asian popular culture during the contemporary era of far-reaching change. Chapters are divided into three sections: cultural markets, youth and technology, and gender. Topics include the opening of South Korean markets, contemporary Chinese market/temple fairs, androgynous gender performance in China, globalization of the Indian fashion industry, transcultural flows of South Korean popular culture, mobile telephony in Japan, downloading practices and the reception of US drama series in China, changes in Indian matrimonial advertising, and Michelle...
This collection encapsulates key trends in Asian popular culture during the contemporary era of far-reaching change. Chapters are divided into thre...
In an era of rapid and extensive globalisation, the world faces a wide range of transboundary problems that require effective collective action. Key among these are threats to human health that do not recognise national borders, and include emerging and re-emerging infections, rising rates of chronic diseases, inadequate access to affordable and safe medicines, spreading anti-microbial resistance and the health effects of climate change. These threats require a transnational response and thus pose significant challenges to global health governance, as well as to long established notions of...
In an era of rapid and extensive globalisation, the world faces a wide range of transboundary problems that require effective collective action. Ke...
'Human Trafficking in Asia' analyses the complex issues surrounding internal and cross-border human trafficking in Asia by asserting critical perspectives and methodologies. It extends the range of sites for discussion and sectors in which human trafficking takes place.
'Human Trafficking in Asia' analyses the complex issues surrounding internal and cross-border human trafficking in Asia by asserting critical perspect...
The prevalent global heritage discourse has been primarily Euro-centric in its origin, premise, and praxis. Diverse cultural, historical, and geographical contexts, such as that of Asia, call for more context-specific approaches to heritage management. This book explores this complexity of managing the cultural heritage in Asia.
Case studies include sites of Angkor, Himeji Castle, Kathmandu Valley, Luang Prabang, Lumbini, and Malacca, and the book uses these to explore the religious worldviews, heritage policies, intangible heritage dimensions, traditional preservation practices,...
The prevalent global heritage discourse has been primarily Euro-centric in its origin, premise, and praxis. Diverse cultural, historical, and geogr...
