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ASEAN, Sovereignty and Intervention in Southeast Asia
Av L. Jones
Inbunden, 2011
1186 kr
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Drawing on the fields of political economy and historical sociology, Jones dispels the overwhelming consensus among scholars that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) never interfere in the internal affairs of other states, and pioneers a new approach to the understanding …
Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice
Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Av M. Naughton
Inbunden, 2007
507 kr
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Drawing on Foucauldian theory and 'social harm' paradigms, Naughton offers a radical redefinition of miscarriages of justice from a critical perspective. This book uncovers the limits of the entire criminal justice process and challenges the dominant perception that miscarriages of justices are …
ASEAN’s Cooperative Security Enterprise
Norms and Interests in the ASEAN Regional Forum
Av H. Katsumata
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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Katsumata demonstrates that something interesting is taking place inside the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). He shows that an association of minor powers in Southeast Asia is promoting its cooperative security norm, and influencing the policies of its external partners. Thus, the ARF is one of the …
Delusions of Development
The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Asia
Av T. Carroll
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions.
Fixing Fractured Nations
The Challenge of Ethnic Separatism in the Asia-Pacific
Av R. Wirsing, E. Ahrari
Inbunden, 2010
1095 kr
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Asia's rising power and wealth offer its many oppressed ethnic minorities hope for greater political freedom and an end to violence. But the reality of this hope is cast into doubt by acute separatist conflict. This book provides fresh and factual assessments of separatist struggles and prospects …
International Conflict over Water Resources in Himalayan Asia
Av R. Wirsing, C. Jasparro m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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The authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapidly modernizing, increasingly affluent, and demographically multiplying societies, ensuring the rapid depletion of water resources and of disputes over …
Malaysian Maverick
Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
Av B. Wain
Inbunden, 2009
1394 kr
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Mahathir Mohamad turned Malaysia into one of the developing world's most successful economies. He adopted pragmatic economic policies alongside repressive political measures and showed that Islam was compatible with representative government and modernization. He emerged as a Third World champion …
Varieties of Capitalism in Asia
Beyond the Developmental State
Av David Hundt, Jitendra Uttam
Inbunden, 2017
1204 kr
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This book devises an innovative new way of explaining how socioeconomic orders shape capitalism in Asia. Hundt and Uttam go beyond both the ‘varieties of capitalism’ approach, which is mainly used to analyse Western capitalism, and the 'developmental state' thesis, which is the primary framework …
Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia
A Study of the Nation State, Regional and Global Order
Av E. Paul
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and …
Regulating Statehood
State Building and the Transformation of the Global Order
Av S. Hameiri
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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Shahar Hameiri argues that state building interventions are creating a new form of transnationally regulated statehood. Using case-studies from the Asia-Pacific, he analyzes the politics of state building and the implications for contemporary statehood and the global order.
Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security
Australia, Japan and the Asia-Pacific Region
Av W. Tow, R. Kersten
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries – traditionally the two key 'spokes' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia – are moving …
Crisis of Democratic Governance in Southeast Asia
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Democracy in Southeast Asia seems to be in crisis. The contributors to this volume argue that this is a crisis of democratic governance. They look into its causes, consequences and prospects, comparing themes of democratic governance in Southeast Asia such as political culture, civil society, …
Eurasian Regionalism
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Av S. Aris
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is attracting significant attention from governments and scholars. This study examines the evolution of the SCO as a regional security provider and a framework for cooperation, drawing on fieldwork interviews with officials and experts from its …
Democratization and Civilian Control in Asia
Av A. Croissant, D. Kuehn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
551 kr
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How can civilians in newly democratized countries ensure their control over the military? While establishing civilian control of the military is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy, it requires prudent strategic action on the part of the decision-makers to remove the military from …
Japan, China and Networked Regionalism in East Asia
Av J. Rathus
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Viewing the rise of China from Japan's perspective, the author elucidates Japanese policy responses and their implications for regional institution building. It fills a gap in knowledge about the development of East Asian regional institutions and Sino-Japanese relationships.
East Asian Peace
Conflict Prevention and Informal Peacebuilding
Av M. Weissmann
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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Using a case study based approach, Weissmann analyses the post-Cold War East Asian security setting to demonstrate why there is a paradoxical inter-state peace. He points out processes that have been important for the creation of a continuing relative peace in East Asia, as well as conflict …
Financial Crisis and Institutional Change in East Asia
Av Jikon Lai
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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In light of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Lai examines whether East Asian economies converged onto the liberal market model by studying the evolution of the financial sectors of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. This includes sectoral diversification, the nature of competition, and the regulatory …
Malaysian Maverick
Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
Av B. Wain
Häftad, 2012
758 kr
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This second edition in paper back offers in a single comprehensive volume the misdeeds and scandals that occurred during Mahathir Mohamad two decades as prime minister of Malaysia and afterwards. It includes Mahathir's response to the first edition and engages with the debate about Mahathir's …
Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice
Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Av M. Naughton
Häftad, 2007
555 kr
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Drawing on Foucauldian theory and 'social harm' paradigms, Naughton offers a radical redefinition of miscarriages of justice from a critical perspective. This book uncovers the limits of the entire criminal justice process and challenges the dominant perception that miscarriages of justices are …
Indovation
Innovation and a Global Knowledge Economy in India
Inbunden, 2013
1098 kr
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How should we understand the many reports that poverty is the mother of innovation in India? What has the role of austerity been in the development of India's knowledge economy? In this critical study of Indian innovation, or 'Indovation', Thomas Birtchnell explores how the complex mobilities of …
India's Foreign Policy and Regional Multilateralism
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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The book provides a novel analytical perspective on regional multilateralism in South Asia and its neighbouring regions and covers the genesis, evolution and status quo of the four major regional organizations.
Managing China's Sovereignty in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Av S. Tok
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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Is China always defensive about its sovereignty issues? Does China see sovereignty essentially as 'absolute,' 'Victorian,' or 'Westphalian?' Sow Keat Tok suggests that Beijing has a more nuanced and flexible policy towards 'sovereignty' than previously assumed. By comparing China's changing policy …
Explaining Collective Violence in Contemporary Indonesia
From Conflict to Cooperation
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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Tadjoeddin uniquely explores four types of violent conflicts pertinent to contemporary Indonesia (secessionist, ethnic, routine-everyday and electoral violence), and seeks to discover what socio-economic development can do to overcome conflict and make the country's transition to democracy safe for …
South Korean Development Experience
Beyond Aid
Av E. Kim
Inbunden, 2014
1207 kr
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This volume explores South Korea's successful transition from an underdeveloped, authoritarian country to a modern industrialized democracy. South Korea's experience of foreign aid gives a unique perspective on how to use foreign aid for economic development as well as how to build a strong …
Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia
Av B. Howe
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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Although many of the states of East Asia have achieved startling success, not all have benefited from the region's development. Many of the most vulnerable sections of East Asian populations still face tremendous challenges in their daily lives, have yet to enjoy the rewards of the Asian Century, …
Globalization and Social Transformation in the Asia-Pacific
The Australian and Malayasian Experience
Av C. Tazreiter, S. Tham
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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The contributors engage with a range of critical and contemporary issues of two key societies in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia and Malaysia. These include foreign policy and national security; multiculturalism and citizenship; the middle class; global governance; migrants and international …
Political Economy and the Aid Industry in Asia
Av J. Hutchison, W. Hout m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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Adopting a distinctive structural political economy approach, this book uniquely explains the blind spots of alternative political economy approaches to international aid, and presents an original framework for evaluating likely reformers' strength of commitment and potential alliances with donors.
Politics in Contemporary Vietnam
Party, State, and Authority Relations
Av J. London
Inbunden, 2014
1207 kr
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Vietnam's political development has entered an extraordinary, if indeterminate, phase. Comprising contributions from leading Vietnam scholars, this volume comprehensively explores the core aspects of Vietnam's politics, providing a cutting-edge analysis of politics in one of East Asia's least …
ASEAN's Engagement of Civil Society
Regulating Dissent
Av Kelly Gerard
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book offers an innovative framework for understanding the role of civil society in regional and global policymaking. Using political economy analysis, Gerard demonstrates that ASEAN's people-oriented agenda builds legitimacy, while sidelining its detractors.
