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 Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground
1st Edition
By Michael Breen
October 10, 2019
Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democracy. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are travelling a road to federalism. Institutions and ethnic identity have interacted to privilege some and marginalise others. But when...
Japan and the shaping of post-Vietnam War Southeast Asia: Japanese diplomacy and the Cambodian conflict, 1978-1993
1st Edition
By Andrea Pressello
March 21, 2019
The Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978 and the consequent outbreak of the Cambodian conflict brought Southeast Asia into instability and deteriorated relations between Vietnam and the subsequently established Vietnam-backed government in Cambodia on the one hand and the Association of ...
Japan's International Democracy Assistance as Soft Power: Neoclassical Realist Analysis
1st Edition
By Maiko Ichihara
March 21, 2019
Japan has increasingly emphasized democracy assistance since the mid-2000s, such that it now constitutes a major part of Japan’s foreign policy. This approach is an ostensible departure from the country’s traditional foreign policy stance, which tries to avoid bringing values to the forefront of ...
Japan's Security and Economic Dependence on China and the United States: Cool Politics, Lukewarm Economics
1st Edition
By Keisuke Iida
March 21, 2019
With the rise of China, Japan and many East Asian countries are caught between maximizing profit from economic ties with her, and strengthening alliances with the United States to prevent China from overpowering them. Liberals and realists thus debate over the likelihood of either security tensions...
New Media Political Engagement And Participation in Malaysia
1st Edition
By Sara Chinnasamy
March 21, 2019
This book analyses the exponential growth of independent news portal (INPs) in Malaysia and discusses the extent of impacts generated from these portals in Malaysian electoral conduct especially during Malaysia's 12th and 13th general elections. The mainstream media in Malaysia has for decades been...
Reimagining Nation and Nationalism in Multicultural East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Sungmoon Kim, Hsin-wen Lee
March 21, 2019
Since the late 1980s, many East Asian countries have become more multicultural, a process marked by increased democracy and pluralism despite the continuing influence of nationalism, which has forced these countries in the region to re-envision their nations. Many such countries have had to ...
The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Fourth and Revised Edition
4th Edition
By Michael Yahuda
March 20, 2019
This fully revised fourth edition of Michael Yahuda’s successful textbook brings the subject up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the Asia-Pacific region since 1945. Following an evaluation of the legacy of the Cold War the author assesses the uncertainties of the ...
A History of Human Rights Society in Singapore: 1965-2015
1st Edition
Edited
By Jiyoung Song
January 23, 2019
To celebrate Singapore’s fiftieth anniversary for its independence from Malaysia in 2015, 35 students, academics and activists came together to discuss and write about pioneering Singaporean human rights activists and their under-reported stories in Singapore. The city-state is known for its ...
New Dynamics in US-China Relations: Contending for the Asia Pacific
1st Edition
Edited
By Mingjiang Li, Kalyan M. Kemburi
September 27, 2018
Washington’s strategic pivot to Asia and Beijing’s pursuit of new strategic and security interests in the region have led to increasing tensions between the two powers. US leaders have stressed that their increased interest in Asia is driven by a desire to benefit from the thriving regional ...
Chinese Foreign Policy Under Xi
1st Edition
Edited
By Tiang Boon Hoo
August 14, 2018
There has been a discernable calibration of Chinese foreign policy since the ascension of Xi Jinping to the top leadership positions in China. The operative term here is adjustment rather than renovation because there has not been a fundamental transformation of Chinese foreign policy or "setting ...
Negotiating the U.S.–Japan Alliance: Japan Confidential
1st Edition
By Yukinori Komine
August 14, 2018
In recent years, the U.S.–Japan alliance has marked several anniversaries, including 40 years since the 1969 decision on the reversion of Okinawa. These occasions have provided crucial opportunities to reassess the continuing significance of U.S.–Japan security and diplomatic relations, prompting ...
Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures After Lee Kuan Yew
1st Edition
By Kenneth Paul Tan
August 03, 2018
This book provides a detailed analysis of how governance in Singapore has evolved since independence to become what it is today, and what its prospects might be in a post-Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) future. First, it discusses the question of political leadership, electoral dominance, and legislative ...