Mark S. Cogan – författare

Cogan and contributors explore critical political, cultural, and structural challenges facing Indo-Pacific diaspora communities through seven unique contexts, illuminating how these populations confront transnational repression and organizational fragmentation while rebuilding lives abroad.Populations from many countries in the Indo-Pacific region have sought to resettle overseas, fleeing political unrest, ethnic conflict, political persecution and violence, discrimination and marginalization based on religious beliefs, and poor economic conditions. In seeking better opportunities for themselves and their families, severe challenges and obstacles remain. Drawing upon first-hand interviews, this book provides rich insights into the struggles of diaspora groups from Hong Kong, Thailand, Myanmar, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Each chapter explores unique cultural, economic, and political barriers faced by these disparate communities, from maintaining identity to confronting surveillance by home governments, while examining how diaspora organizations pursue political change, justice for human rights abuses, and international advocacy.It is a valuable resource for scholars and students of International Relations, as well as human rights professionals working with diaspora populations or on issues related to authoritarianism and democratization.

This Handbook explores the relationship between Japan and the European Union (EU).The book begins by outlining the political, cultural, and historical context for the relationship, from the first encounter by Portuguese traders in the mid-16th century to the post-Cold War era, highlighting how intellectual and cultural curiosity led to a genuine, mutual appreciation among Japanese and European societies. The contributions also explore the expansive areas of macroeconomics and trade relations between Japan and the EU, including larger developments such as the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), underscoring the significance of the Japanese-European trade relationship. In order to approach the broad topic of international relations between Japan and the EU, explorations of defence and foreign policy, as well as non-defence and security-related joint cooperation, such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, are featured.Examining the multi-faceted ways in which Europe and Japan have aligned on strategic interests resulting in dramatic changes to economic, environmental, energy, and foreign policy, this Handbook will be a valuable resource for students seeking an entry point into Japan-EU relations, as well as graduate students and scholars seeking a more intricate analysis of economics, trade, foreign policy, defence, environmental policy and areas of joint cooperation.

This book analyses and furthers the academic debates on post-liberal peacebuilding, through a number of conceptual, theoretical and empirical research outputs. Part I includes a review of how the recent discourse on peacebuilding has evolved, and three conceptual/theoretical perspectives relevant to post-liberal peacebuilding.