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.
The Korean Paradox: Domestic Political Divide and Foreign Policy in South Korea
1st Edition
Edited
By Marco Milani, Antonio Fiori, Matteo Dian
June 30, 2021
Bringing together an international line up of contributors, this book examines South Korea’s foreign policy strategies designed to cope with the challenges of the post-Cold War regional order and the emergence of a "Korean paradox".Focusing on non-material factors in shaping the decision-making ...
The Political Economy of Press Freedom: The Paradox of Taiwan versus China
1st Edition
By Jaw-Nian Huang
June 30, 2021
This book offers a political economy analysis of the development and degradation of freedom of the press in Taiwan since 1949, exploring how state-business elites and foreign hegemons interacted to shape the evolution of Taiwan’s media. It examines why freedoms increased alongside democratization ...
ASEAN and Regional Order: Revisiting Security Community in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By Amitav Acharya
May 31, 2021
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as one of the most successful regional organizations in the world. This book discusses the future of ASEAN against a backdrop of a growing US–China rivalry and the security implications of COVID-19. Chapters in this ...
Politics of East Asian Free Trade Agreements: Unveiling the Asymmetry between Korea and Japan
1st Edition
By Byung-il Choi, Jennifer S. Oh
March 23, 2021
This textbook explains the politics of free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea. Examining free trade agreements in Japan and South Korea since the late 1990s, Choi and Oh analyze the role of institutions, political leaders, sectoral interests, and civil society in placing the two countries ...
A Political Biography of Aung San Suu Kyi: A Hybrid Politician
1st Edition
By Michał Lubina
September 01, 2020
This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi’s policies. In the last 30 years there has ...
Distributive Politics in Malaysia: Maintaining Authoritarian Party Dominance
1st Edition
By Hidekuni Washida
June 30, 2020
The election on 9 May 2018 ended six decades of rule by the ruling coalition in Malaysia (Barisan Nasional or BN, formerly the Alliance). Despite this result, the BN’s longevity and resilience to competition is remarkable. This book explores the mechanisms behind the emergence, endurance, fight for...
Japan’s Island Troubles with China and Korea: Prospects and Challenges for Resolution
1st Edition
Edited
By Victor Teo, Haruko Satoh
June 30, 2020
This book examines the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute between Japan and China and the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute between Japan and Korea, in order to offer new perspectives on the possible approaches towards amelioration and resolution of these conflicts.Japan’s Island Troubles with China and Korea addresses ...
Regional Environmental Politics in Northeast Asia: Conflict and Cooperation
1st Edition
By Jeongwon Bourdais Park
June 30, 2020
The share of global CO2 emissions from the core Northeast Asian (NEA) countries in 2015 was estimated to be as high as 33.63 percent. Representing 28.21, 3.67, and 1.75 percent of total global emissions, China, Japan, and South Korea were ranked the first, fifth, and seventh largest ...
National Identity and Great-Power Status in Russia and Japan: Non-Western Challengers to the Liberal International Order
1st Edition
By Tadashi Anno
May 07, 2020
Having suffered military defeat at the hands of advanced Western powers in the 1850s, Russia and Japan embarked upon a program of catch-up and modernization in the late-19th Century. While the two states sought in the main to replicate the successes of the advanced great powers of the West, the ...
US-China Competition and the South China Sea Disputes
1st Edition
Edited
By Huiyun Feng, Kai He
May 07, 2020
Traditionally, the South China Sea (SCS) issue was not on the negotiation table between the United States and China. However, the tensions between the United States and China over the SCS have gradually simmered up to a strategic level. Why and how did the SCS become a flashpoint between the United...
Post-Politics and Civil Society in Asian Cities: Spaces of Depoliticisation
1st Edition
Edited
By Sonia Lam-Knott, Creighton Connolly, Kong Chong Ho
November 07, 2019
Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, Post-Politics and Civil Society in Asian Cities examines how the concept of ‘post-politics’ has manifested across a range of Asian cities, and the impact this has had on state-society relationships in processes of urban governance. This ...
China and Transboundary Water Politics in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Hongzhou Zhang, Mingjiang Li
October 10, 2019
Water-related conflicts have a long history and will continue to be a global and regional problem. Asia, with 1.5 billion of its people living in shared river basins, and with very few transboundary rivers governed by treaties, is especially prone to such conflicts. The key to mitigating ...