Books in the Politics in Asia series

While torture has a short-term use value for perpetrators, it also creates a devastating legacy for victims, their families and communities. This book addresses the questions: 'What might torture victims need to move forward from their violation?' and 'How can official responses provide truth or justice for torture victims?'

Examines party change in the Asian third wave democracy of Taiwan during its critical period of democratic consolidation, right up to the Presidential elections held in March 2004. This book looks at how Taiwan's parties have adjusted to their new multi party election environment.

This clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in Burma, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, examining why some countries are more successful at 'managing' their ethnic politics than others.

Presents an analysis of the security discourse of Chinese policy elites on the major powers in East Asia in relation to China's self-perception as a rising power. This book utilizes International Relations theories systematically to analyze Chinese security perceptions of the United States, Japan and Russia.

This study examines the problems which will inevitably arise as a result of China's claims on Taiwan, and analyses Taiwan's 'post-nationalist' identity.

Wolf Mendl's lucid and scholarly analysis addresses and illuminates the problems of reconciling Japan's complex Asia policy with the pursuit of global interests in uncharted post Cold-War waters.

Documenting China's participation in international arms control and non-proliferation regimes from 1985 to 2001, this book focuses on the distinction between US expectations of Chinese compliance and international standards.

Since 2001, Indonesia's military commitment to Aceh province resulted in one of Southeast Asia's largest wars for decades. This work presents the background and history of this war, investigating its domestic and international implications, at a time when the tsunami catastrophe has brought Aceh to world attention.

Presenting a number of perspectives including those of the state and dissent in mainland China, as well as alternative views from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese diaspora, this book sets discussions within the context of the long history of Chinese nationalism. It highlights the main themes of the Chinese nationalist tradition.

Addresses the key question: to what extent may the balance of power play a part in such cooperative security arrangements and in the calculations of the participants of ASEAN and the ARF? This work offers an analysis of the inter-relationship between both approaches within the two institutions.

Takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal.

The creation of a national identity has been a central feature of political life in Singapore. A broad strategy of multiculturalism together with the creation of 'Asian values' has served the purpose of building a new national identity.

This book is the first to provide a detailed account of the political influence exerted by both domestic and international media in the Asia Pacific region.

The author charts the rise of 'Asian communitarianism' and the attempt to develop a particular form of anti-liberal democratic polity.

Describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future.

This edited book addresses these questions systematically and theoretically, with contributions from leading scholars in the field of US-China relations and Asian security. It elevates the analysis of the SCS disputes from maritime and legal issues to the strategic level between the United States and China.

Bringing together scholars of inequality, both inside and outside of Asia, this book examines how the distribution of income has affected political institutions, representation, and behaviour in Asia.

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 remarkable economic success while having strict laws on　individual freedom in the name of national security, public order and racial harmony. Singapore''s tough stance on human rights, however, does not negate the　long and persistent existence of a human rights society that is little known to the world until today. This volume, composed of nine distinctive chapters, records a history of human rights activists, their campaigns, main contentions with the government, survival strategies and other untold stories in Singapore''s first 50 years of state-building.

This book explores new perspectives, concepts, and theories that are socially relevant, culturally suitable, and normatively attractive in the East Asia context.

Investigating the political consequences of the mass killings in Indonesia in 1965 to 1966 upon public life, the author highlights the historical specificities of the violence and comparable incidents of identity politics.

This brilliantly argued book taps into a great deal of news interest in North Korea at the moment in the wake of recent hostility against Japan.