Books in the Politics in Asia series

Analyzes the overall effect of American primacy on social and political conflicts in Asia, discussing how the post-Cold War American agenda does not promote democratization in the region, in contradiction to one of the major proclaimed aims of the proponents of the Pax Americana.

This book offers detailed examinations about how this potentially tense region of the world is redefining certain longstanding national interests, and shows how this shift is the result of changing power relations, the desire to protect hard-won economic gains, as well as growing trust in new processes designed to foster regional cooperation over regional conflict. Presenting new and timely research on topics that are vital to the security future of one of the world¿s most important geographical regions, this book will be of great value to students and scholars of Asian politics, regionalism, international politics and security studies.

Much writing on politics in Asia has been devoted to the discussion of democracy and democratisation generally, or on political parties. This book, on the other hand, focuses on parliaments, considering, for key countries of East, Southeast and South Asia, a wide range of questions, such as How representative are parliaments?

Secessionist movements are a fact of life and sometimes the interplay of demands becomes mutually exclusive and result in outbreaks of violence or indeed outright warfare. The contributors to this book provide a comparative survey of recent attempts at secession from across Europe and Asia and assesses the responses of the respective host governments. This volume will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to understand the dynamics of secessionist movements and as such will appeal to students and scholars of Asian and European politics, comparative politics, international relations and conflict studies. It will also be helpful to practioners and policy-makers who wish to understand and contribute to the resolution of such conflicts.

Korea is a nation that has addressed issues of both internal and external injustices from past wrongs that were committed in times of colonialism, war and dictatorship. Using examples of this injustice, this book focuses on Korea and looks towards reconciliation in the region.

This book will be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and rapidly changing political realities of contemporary Thailand.

In this multi-disciplinary study leading scholars in law, history, politics and economics examine political change in Singapore.

This is the first study to analyse the serious problems and real opportunities that the return of the colony poses to China's international status.

Reflects on the contemporary situations in the new democracies of East Asia, and debates on the prospect of introducing liberal democracy to this area. The chapters cover a wide range of cases, including in-depth examination of China, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and broad comparisons of other countries.

Security and Migration in Asia provides compelling insights into contemporary forms of illegal migration under conditions of globalization, and makes a contribution to the literature in international relations and migration studies.

Reflects on the contemporary situations in the new democracies of East Asia, and debates on the prospect of introducing liberal democracy to this area. This title covers a range of cases, including examination of China, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and broad comparisons of other countries.

This work gives a complete overview of Japanese foreign policy and Japan-Sout East Asian relations and will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese foreign policy, asian studies and international relations.

Throughout the twentieth century, Taiwan was viewed as a model - whether in terms of a model colony, a model China or a development model. This book analyzes Taiwan's economic and political achievements, and asks whether it is possible to identify through the experience of a single nation - Taiwan - the makings of a replicable model.

Presents an academic and personal volume devoted to Leifer's vast contributions to the discipline of international relations. This title is a work of one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations.

This study presents insightful research into a hotly debated topic- have human rights become relative? As such, it will be a thought-provoking resource for students of human rights, politics and international relations.

Covering events up to and including the recent parliamentary elections in South Korea, this book considers the socio-economic and political implications of the financial crisis of 1997.

This book will be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and rapidly changing political realities of contemporary Thailand.

This interdisciplinary book gathers contributions from experts in political science, economics, law and Japanese studies to give a deeper understanding of how Japan's political economy and policymaking processes are working today.

Avoiding technical jargon, this book is accessible to anyone interested in the social impact of the Internet and information and communication technologies, from those in academia to business and public policy-makers.

This volume offers the first systematic comparison of political change, leadership style and stability in Central Asia.

In an interesting mix of the empirical and theoretical, case studies from the US, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia illustrate China's developing position in the Asia-Pacific.

'The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia' traces the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this, including the complex relations between NGOs and other factors.

Charting the philosophical underpinning of Singapore's foreign policy output and the institutions responsible for it, this book examines the importance of economic and defence diplomacy that are central to Singapore's foreign policy output. It gives attention to the two most important regional bilateral relationships with Indonesia and Malaysia.

Singapore's Foreign Policy is the first full-length English-language study of this subject and is an essential resource for all those interested in Singapore's international role.

Explores the pressures influencing East Asian regionalist policy debates, analysing the trend towards deeper integration and the emergence of a governance model for managing regional processes. This book highlights the policy challenges confronting regionalism and governance in East Asia.

Written by a team of international experts in the field, the chapters in this book question whether, and how NGOs actually lead to democratisation, and discuss the ways NGOs relate to broader global forces.

In an interesting mix of the empirical and theoretical, case studies from the US, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia illustrate China's developing position in the Asia-Pacific.

Looking at the ways in which ASEAN has expanded since the 1997 crisis, well-known contributors evaluate the potential of East Asia to come together in a regional formation - one capable of representing the region as whole - akin to the European Community.

Explores how various forms of unregulated and illegal forms of human movement within Asia and beyond the region have come to be treated as 'security' issues, and whether and how a 'securitization' framework enables a more effective response to them.