Politics Culture And Identities In East Asia Integration And Division

Author : Lam Peng Er,Lim Tai Wei
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813226241

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Politics, Culture And Identities In East Asia: Integration And Division by Lam Peng Er,Lim Tai Wei Pdf

This edited book reflects the "yin-yang" of East Asia — the analogy of co-existing "hot and cold" trends in that region. To concentrate only on geopolitical competition and regional "hot spots" will exaggerate, if not misrepresent East Asia as a Hobbesian world. Nevertheless, geopolitical competition cannot be ignored because a failure of the balance of power and deterrence between China and the United States (and its allies) will destabilise the region. There are four "vectors" in the geopolitics of East Asia: China rising, the United States "rebalancing" to this region, Japan "normalising" as a nation-state and ASEAN emerging as a regional community. The interplay of these four "vectors" will set the trajectory of geopolitics in East Asia. Another focus of this volume is on the politics of identity. The distinctiveness, character and flavour of a group, real or imagined, can be "cool." "Cool" as in being charming and appealing transcends national boundaries. Plurality and diversity of identities and cultures in East Asia can be a celebration of life and humanity. However, xenophobic identities, often based on exclusive race, language, religion and hegemony, and its subsequent politicisation can rend a nation apart. Indeed, the affirmation of one's identity may be at the expense or denial of the identity of "the other." Similarly, the assertion and the intricacy of identity and nationalism in East Asia can also be problematic. However, a person or group can have multiple and different scales of identities. Indeed, identities can be fluid and situational. Contents: Introduction: Politics, Culture and Identity in East Asia: Integration and Division (The Editors)East Asia: Geopolitics and Economic Interdependency: Four Geopolitical Vectors in East Asia: China Rising, US Rebalancing, Japan "Normalising" and ASEAN Community Building (Lam Peng Er)Hot Spots in the Korean Peninsula and the East and South China Seas: Obstacles to an East Asian Community (Lam Peng Er)Economic Ties that Bind East Asia (Chiang Min-Hua)Politics of Identity: "Fishball Revolution" and Hong Kong's Identity (Lim Tai Wei)The Taiwanese Identity: Social Construction and Dynamic Changes in Cultural and Political Factors of Influence (Katherine Tseng Hui-Yi)ASEAN Identity: An Elusive Dream? (Lim Tai Wei)China, Japan and the Two Koreas: A Clash of Identities (Lam Peng Er)Regionalism, Popular Culture, Food, Media and Tourism: J-Pop and Manga in East Asia (Lim Tai Wei)Interlocking Cultural Relations Between South Korea and Its Neighbouring Countries (Lim Wen Xin)Chinese-Language Media in East Asia: Connectivity Amid Diversity (Shih Hui Min)China's Media Portrayal of ASEAN: From Antagonism to Euphoria to Circumspection (Lye Liang Fook)Intra-East Asian Tourism: An Exponential Rise Despite Bilateral Geopolitical Tensions (Liu Bojian)China: A New Global Education Hub (Wu Xiaoping) Readership: Policymakers, academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in geopolitics and politics of identities of East Asia. Keywords: East Asia;Politics;International Relations;IndentitiesReview: Key Features: The diversity of scholars with individuals from Singapore, China, Malaysia and Taiwan lends different perspectives to the studying of East AsiaOther than the different nationalities of the scholars involved in this project, it is also a multidisciplinary venture with political scientists, economists, Japan experts, Sinologists and Southeast Asian experts involvedIt coinc

Author : Peng Er Lam,Tai-Wei Lim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : 9813226234

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Politics, Culture and Identities in East Asia by Peng Er Lam,Tai-Wei Lim Pdf

Author : Wu Xinbo
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781938134982

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East Asian Studies in the Perspective of Regional Integration by Wu Xinbo Pdf

East Asia is now experiencing significant economic growth and social change. Integration of East Asia seems an irresistible trend, as East Asian countries are closely interdependent with each other and share many common interests in economic development. This book analyzes the cooperation and challenges of East Asian countries in the process of integration. It includes 15 chapters in four sections. The first section discusses the impact of East Asia cooperation and economic integration. The second section emphasizes the election of political leadership in East Asia. The third section covers the topics of East Asian cultural identity, history and norms. The fourth section studies the relationship between East Asia and the World. The chapters are selected from two Trilateral symposia held in Seoul and Shanghai in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The Symposia offer comprehensive and diversified views of scholars from China, Korea and Japan.

Author : Geir Helgesen,Søren Risbjerg Thomsen
Publisher : Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106018891363

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Politics, Culture and Self by Geir Helgesen,Søren Risbjerg Thomsen Pdf

Globalization may be undermining Kipling's assertion that "East is East and West is West," but arguably this is more in the realms of technological advances and consumer behavior than political culture. In the latter area, much is still made of the contrasts between Eastern culture (characterized by collectivism and belief in authority) and Western culture (characterized by individualism and belief in democracy). Such comfortable assumptions will be shattered by readers of Politics, Culture and Self.This volume indeed confirms that differences between East Asia and northern Europe do exist. However, it also points to major similarities (e.g., regarding social harmony and the role of the family in society) as well as significant contrasts mirrored within the two regions(e.g. concerning interpersonal and institutional trust).

Author : Joel S. Kahn
Publisher : I.B.Tauris
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Asia, Southeastern
ISBN : 1860642438

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Southeast Asian Identities by Joel S. Kahn Pdf

Cultural politics have undergone a resurgence in the last decade: nationalisms in Eastern and Central Europe, tribalisms in Africa, racial and ethnic movements in the Americas and Australasia have left the world in the grip of the politics of recognition. Until this book, however, little attention has been paid to the significance of cultural politics in Southeast Asia, whose people are often assumed to be dedicated to the single goal of economic development. This study of a variety of Southeast Asian countries - including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand - reveals that such issues of culture and identity politics are, in fact, of primary importance to the people of the region and their leaders.

Author : Yong Wook Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1315819430

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China's Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia by Yong Wook Lee Pdf

With featuring far-reaching diversities and disparities among the regional states in their political, economic and social systems and cultural and religious orientations, East Asia is a microcosm of international society at large. Nevertheless, there are unique dynamics unfolding in East Asia at the turn of the twenty-first century, namely the rise of China as a contender for regional and global hegemony and a set of collective initiatives to integrate the region into a harmonious community. This book provides new arguments on China's rise and the transformation of East Asia and analyzes the foreign policy behavior of the regional states and relations among them. In doing so, the contributors show why and how China is rising, and how China's rise shapes the emerging regional structures and institutions in East Asia. Furthermore, given the East Asian context where the world's second and third largest economies coexist with much smaller states and with China's ascendency likely to continue, this book challenges the pervasive dichotomy of hegemony and community. This allows for a fuller and more nuanced account of China's role and the shifting regional policies in East Asia in which hegemonic cooperation does not necessarily lead to a hegemonic form of regional order. Presenting strategic, political, economic and historical perspectives on China's changing role in the region and the development of regionalism, China's Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia will be of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics, Asian politics, international relations and regionalism.

Author : Sarah Yueting Tong,Tuan Yuen Kong
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : China
ISBN : 9789811200328

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China and East Asian Economic Integration by Sarah Yueting Tong,Tuan Yuen Kong Pdf

Introduction -- ch. 1. China and East Asia production network -- ch. 2. The internationalisation of China's Renminbi -- ch. 3. The internationalisation of Chinese enterprises -- ch. 4. Cross-strait economic relations: Taiwan's perspective -- ch. 5. CEPA and Mainland-Hong Kong's economic relations --ch. 6. China-Asean economic relations remain resilient despite rising challenges -- ch. 7. Ever-bonding Sino-Korean economic relationship but questionable contribution to regional integration -- ch. 8. China and Japan: great economic integration without a bilateral free trade agreement -- ch. 9. The political economy of East Asia economic integration.

Author : Yongnian Zheng,Litao Zhao
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811210808

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Chineseness And Modernity In A Changing China: Essays In Honour Of Professor Wang Gungwu by Yongnian Zheng,Litao Zhao Pdf

This book is a collection of essays in honour of Professor Wang Gungwu. Professor Wang is not only a great historian on Chinese history in general and the Chinese overseas in particular, but has much wider influence through remarkable domain crossing, namely spatial crossing characterised by geographical straddling between inside and outside of China, temporal crossing from the ancient past to the contemporary, inter-disciplinary crossing from history to the social sciences, and intellectual crossing from the academia to public activism. He has been a long-lasting source of inspiration for understanding some of the most pressing and complex issues in our times, including the nature of China's rise and its implications for the regional and world order. In a nutshell, this book presents Wang as a highly active educator-scholar who has achieved the highest academic standard as well as far-reaching influence over issues that concern all walks of life.By focusing on the theme of Chineseness and China's modernity, this book adds depth to the analysis of China's rise and its implications for the region and the world. It contains a chapter providing the most comprehensive and updated review of Wang's scholarship thus far. Another chapter demonstrates how Wang, based on his deep understanding of Chinese civilisation and history, articulates a distinct view of the world order that differs from either the thesis of 'Thucydides's trap' or the advocacy of mutual accommodation. Interestingly, this book also includes a chapter that highlights Wang's 'Southeast Asian-ness', suggesting that Wang's scholarship cautions against not only western-centric views towards China, but also Sino-centric views towards Southeast Asia. In short, this edited volume is both a reference book for understanding Wang's scholarship and an extension of his scholarship to the analysis of China's growing international influence and its implications for the world order.

Author : Tai Wei Lim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811226205

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Women Hold Up Half The Sky: The Political-economic And Socioeconomic Narratives Of Women In China by Tai Wei Lim Pdf

This volume will look into some macro factors that have an impact on gender conceptualizations in China. First, China is a highly-centralized state with a one-party political system that is also an authoritarian strongman regime. Thus, policies (including those related to gender) from the center are promulgated centripetally to provinces, cities, towns, villages, and local areas effectively.In terms of policy-making, the Chinese government noted that they have strengthened the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) guide for women's work, enacted/upgraded rights protection law in the National People's Congress (NPC), actualized mechanisms for women's cause in the Chinese People's Political Conservative Conference (CPPCC), streamlined work systems for effective implementation of national gender equality policies, and augmented the Women's Federation as an intermediary between the Communist Party of China (CPC), the state, and all Chinese women.As productive forces, Chinese women in the socialist era were exemplary models of mothers and career women who treated family life and work as equally important priorities. They were upper middle class to high net worth individuals who showed their successes in juggling both as objects of moral suasion for other Chinese women in state-led publicity. Some of them were touted by the state as ideal modern Chinese women in state media, moral suasion campaigns, and/or propaganda.

Author : John Wong,Liang Fook Lye
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811200052

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Suzhou Industrial Park: Achievements, Challenges And Prospects by John Wong,Liang Fook Lye Pdf

This book studies the Suzhou Industrial Park, a flagship project between the governments of Singapore and China, in a holistic manner, by highlighting not only its economic progress but also the developments on the social front such as its neighbourhood centres, schools, housing and talent attraction. The success of the Park should be assessed keeping in view not only its economic achievements alone, but also its ability to attract residents to live and play in it. Making the Suzhou Industrial Park economically and socially attractive is thus a perennial challenge and remains key to the continued success of the industrial park.This book details Suzhou Industrial Park's latest effort in industrial upgrading and transformation in terms of new growth areas as well as the challenges faced. It examines the social achievements of the Park, which are critical in enhancing the overall attractiveness of the Park and distinguishes it from other industrial parks in China and elsewhere. It also highlights how the experiences of the Suzhou Industrial Park is being replicated not only in the Jiangsu province, but also in other provinces and autonomous regions in China.

Author : Zheng Yong-nian,Tong Sarah Yueting
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811203633

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China's Economic Modernisation And Structural Changes: Essays In Honour Of John Wong by Zheng Yong-nian,Tong Sarah Yueting Pdf

This book provides a timely update on the ongoing transformation of the Chinese economy. As the world's second largest economy, China marked the 40th anniversary of economic reform and opening-up in 2018. In this book, top scholars on Chinese economic studies review China's remarkable economic achievement in the past four decades and analyse the challenges facing economic development in the country.The book focusses on structural changes of China's economy, which are essential to steer the country towards sustainable development. It studies the long-term factors affecting the Chinese economy such as education and innovation, and emerging sources of economic growth, such as e-commerce. Other important aspects of the Chinese economy explored in this book include the economic role of the Chinese government, fiscal reforms, capital account liberalisation, housing policies, competition policy and anti-monopoly law, China's export, trends of regional development and reforms of state-owned enterprises.This rich collection of policy-oriented economic studies is also a tribute to Professor John Wong, former research director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, who passed away in June 2018. For over three decades, Professor Wong had followed and provided insightful analyses on China's economic development.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada),Chia-Siow Yue,Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0889368066

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Multinationals and East Asian Integration by International Development Research Centre (Canada),Chia-Siow Yue,Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Pdf

Multinationals and East Asian Integration

Author : Eric C. Ip
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107194922

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Hybrid Constitutionalism by Eric C. Ip Pdf

Examines the political dynamics of constitutional review in hybrid regimes in the context of China's Special Administrative Regions.

Author : Sung-wook Nam
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813239982

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North Korean Nuclear Weapon And Reunification Of The Korean Peninsula by Sung-wook Nam Pdf

This book explains the origin and historical development of North Korean nuclear weapon dated from the aftermath of World War II. The story of North Korea's nuclear program began when the United States dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 which led to Japan's immediate defeat. Surprised by the speed of Japan's surrender, North Korea's founding leader Kim Il-sung vowed to secure nuclear capability to avoid suffering the fate of its eastern neighbor. Based on the author's extensive experience in the academia, government, and intelligence circles, the book traces how the nuclear program has evolved since and explores wide-ranging issues including the positive function of nuclear weapon in Pyongyang's local politics, the history of negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, the prospects of denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula, the diplomatic and military options presented to US President Donald Trump in dealing with the nuclear threat, and the future scenarios of the North Korean regime and the possibilities of a reunified Korea.With the nuclear weapon crisis likely to persist in the foreseeable time, is it feasible for South Korea to achieve reunification in the Korean Peninsula? Will the six-party members like the US, China, Russia and Japan agree with reunification without denuclearization? Can the issues of nuclear weapon and unification be settled simultaneously in the future? The book seeks to address these questions and more.

Author : Timothy C. Lim
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1626370559

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Politics in East Asia by Timothy C. Lim Pdf

This systematic, innovative introduction to the dynamic politics and political economies of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan teaches students how to think analytically, critically, and independently about the most significant developments in the region. The text offers in-depth coverage of the unique experiences of each country, all within the framework of an explicit comparative perspective. Throughout, the five countries are contrasted with one another to maximize opportunities for learning. Covering the intertwined issues of politics, economics, and culture, this is a book that is ideally suited for assignment in any social science course on East Asia.