The Politics of the Asia-Pacific -

The Politics of the Asia-Pacific

Triumphs, Challenges, and Threats

Mark S. Williams (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
380 Seiten
2022
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-2599-6 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
This book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.
The Asia-Pacific region is characterized not only by unprecedented economic growth, but also as being one of the last bastions of authoritarianism. As such, deep political tensions persist in the region, and many questions remain surrounding the uncertainty of the Asia-Pacific’s geopolitical future.

In The Politics of the Asia-Pacific, senior scholars, former diplomats, and emerging voices introduce readers to the complexities of the colonial history, economics, democratization, authoritarianism, governance, and security within the region. Written by a diverse group of contributors with unique expertise in the region, the book includes immersive active-learning sequences in the form of classroom simulations, including a Model United Nations emergency session involving North Korea, an ASEAN Summit, and a women’s movement conference. These exciting simulations are grounded in real-world descriptions of the politics of the region and encourage students to learn through role-playing, research, public-speaking, and diplomatic negotiations with peers.

Exploring the region’s rapid economic growth and the great deal of politics that remain unsettled, The Politics of the Asia-Pacific shows why an education in global politics for the twenty-first century is incomplete without a consideration of this dynamic region.

Mark S. Williams is Chair of Political Studies and Teaching Professor in Global Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University.

Acknowledgments

Notes on Contributors

1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction
Mark S. Williams

Colonialism

2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia
Anne Booth

3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms
Jean Michel Montsion

Economics

4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism
Paul Bowles

5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful?
Richard Stubbs

6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia
Carin Holroyd

Democracy and Authoritarianism

7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia
Philip Calvert

8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo
David Matijasevich

9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation
Leonard C. Sebastian

10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope?
Adam Fforde

11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy
Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams

Security

12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy?
J. R. Lacharite

13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific
Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha

14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It
Inhan Kim

15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste
Sorpong Peou

Regionalism and Governance

16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China
Robert J. Hanlon

17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy
Naila Maier-Knapp

18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN
Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams

Active Learning Sequences

19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council
Mark S. Williams

20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific
Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier

21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit
Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 4 b&w maps, 2 b&w figures, 7 b&w tables
Verlagsort Toronto
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 520 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-4875-2599-0 / 1487525990
ISBN-13 978-1-4875-2599-6 / 9781487525996
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