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  • Post-Conflict Development in East Asia

    Series series Rethinking Asia and International Relations
    East Asia is a region deeply affected by conflict. Colonial, ideological, and national wars have left their scars and legacies on regional, international, and national governance. Yet East Asian post-conflict development experiences have been viewed as remarkably successful. The three largest economies of East Asia, Japan, China, and South Korea, have all experienced dramatic growth but ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • UN Governance

    Peace and Human Security in Cambodia and Timor-Leste

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book evaluates UN performance in ensuring good governance in Cambodia and Timor-Leste from a human-centred standpoint. East Asian perspectives are juxtaposed with universal aspirations, and the legality, legitimacy, and effectiveness of UN operations in the two countries are considered. Each of the case-studies assesses the justifiability of intervening and of actions and policies implemented ... Read more

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  • Consolidating Democracy

    Resilience and Challenges in Indonesia and South Korea

    Edited by Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book assesses democratic resilience and challenges in (relatively) newly emerging democracies in the Asia-Pacific, which are simultaneously important case studies as newly emerging middle powers. Across all dimensions and measurements, South Korea and Indonesia are consistently the most salient case studies to consider. The two case studies are compared across three sections. First, the ... Read more

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  • Comprehensive Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula

    Internal Dynamics in North Korea and South Korean Approaches

    Edited by Kadir Jun Ayhan, Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the state of play on the Korean peninsula, where old conflicts remain latent. Regarding security on the Korean Peninsula, however, this book challenges the belief that the internal affairs of states should be discounted and posits that to have a fuller perspective of comprehensive peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, all aspects of the security spectrum should be considered ... Read more

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  • Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia

    Edited by Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book is divided into three sections comprised of pairs of chapters. First, a section examining how Confucianism interacts with democratic resilience in South Korea, compared with the societal role and challenge of Islam in Indonesian democracy. The second section will conduct brief historical surveys of the role of civil society role in Korean and Indonesian democratization, and debates about ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development

    Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia

    Edited by Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Asian Development
    Faced with significant security challenges, in recent years Japan and South Korea have both sought to raise their international profile through peacebuilding, development, humanitarian assistance, and human security. This book assesses the past, present, and future potential of these niche diplomacy initiatives undertaken by Japan and South Korea, largely in Southeast Asia. The book concludes that ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • National Security, Statecentricity, and Governance in East Asia

    Edited by Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book assesses the extent to which an emphasis on national security and prioritization of state interests has dominated governance policy-making in Northeast and Southeast Asia, at the expense of human security, human development, and human rights. The findings are that in many cases, there are embedded structural obstacles to achieving human-centered governance objectives in the region. These ... Read more

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  • Democratic Governance in Northeast Asia: A Human-Centered Approach to Evaluating Democracy

    Edited by Brendan Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Comprising case studies of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, this edited volume explores the key characteristics of democratic governance in Northeast Asia. Each democracy is assessed on the extent to which it enables the flourishing of social capital; prioritizes the interests of all as characterized by freedom from fear and want; and empowers all to participate in the democratic process and ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers

    Series series Foreign Policies of the Middle Powers
    The four countries represented in this volume are East Asian middle powers with strategic constraints upon their traditional security policymaking. These middle powers have pursued diplomatic activities raising their international profile or footprint, and advancing their national interest, through normative foreign policy and humanitarian channels, including peacebuilding, development, and human ... Read more

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    Series series Security and Governance
    This book explores the contradictions that emerge in international statebuilding efforts in war-torn societies.Since the end of the Cold War, more than 20 major peace operations have been deployed to countries emerging from internal conflicts. This book argues that international efforts to construct effective, legitimate governmental structures in these countries are necessary but fraught with ... Read more

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  • Kosovo between War and Peace

    Nationalism, Peacebuilding and International Trusteeship

    Series series Cass Series on Peacekeeping
    A major contribution to the debate about the reconstruction of Kosovo, and to the general discussion surrounding the revived 'trusteeship institution' model in the context of the UN internationalism of the 1990s and the War on Terror following 9/11.Bringing together leading international scholars, this book presents the latest empirical research alongside detailed theoretical analysis. Examining ... Read more

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  • China and the New International Order

    Edited by Wang Gungwu, Zheng Yongnian ...
    Series series China Policy Series
    This book explores China's place in the ‘new international order’, from both the international perspective and from the perspective within China.It discusses how far the new international order, as outlined by George Bush in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the liberation of Kuwait in the Gulf War, with its notions of ‘international order’, as viewed by the United States, and with ... Read more

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