The Politics of the Asia-Pacific
Triumphs, Challenges, and Threats
Published on 10. January 2022
Book
Hardback
380 pages
978-1-4875-0865-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
4 b&w maps, 2 b&w figures, 7 b&w tables
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0865-4 (9781487508654)
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Person
Mark S. Williams is Chair of Political Studies and Teaching Professor in Global Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University.
Content
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
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