Asian Politics

Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This paper assesses the overall trajectory of Japan's security policy, and the impact of a changing Japanese military posture on the stability of East Asia. It examines Japan's evolving securit..

An international group of historians, economists, anthropologists and management specialists examine policy towards women workers and their experinces over the course of this century in Japan...

Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterized by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New ..

Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterized by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New ..

This illuminating account of what constitutes power and how it is used makes an important contribution to the understanding of an opaque and difficult regime. It will be of interest for upper level undergraduate, postgraduates and academics interested in North Korean politics, and also those in Poli..

Provides a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present...

This book examines both the positive and negative impact globalization has had on Korean (especially post-1945 South Korean) society, politics, economy, and ideology since the end of the 19th century, with special attention paid to the structural mechanisms that have maintained cohesion despite the ..

This book analyzes to what extent, and how, South Korea may contribute to, and take advantage of, the new regional configuration in East Asia which is dominated by the rise of China...

This book investigates the political dynamics of economic development in Korea and argues that the key to understanding Korean developentalism is to focus on the changing dynamics of the relationship between the state and the chaebols...

The divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea. This new study addresses the many issues surrounding the problem, and highlights its importance in the path towards Korean rapprochement...

This book is an exploration of the formation of East Asian regional political economy via the interrelationship of labour and world politics...

This book is an exploration of the formation of East Asian regional political economy via the interrelationship of labour and world politics...