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International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific
Author(s): G. Ikenberry (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 21 May 2003
- Language: English
- Print length: 578 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231125909
- ISBN-13: 9780231125901
Book Description
What will the Asia-Pacific rim look like in the years ahead? What tools will international relations theorists need to understand the complex relationship among China, Japan, and the United States as the three powers shape the economic and political future of this crucial region? Some of the best and most innovative scholars in international relations and Asian area studies gather here with the working premise that stability in the broader Asia-Pacific region is in large part a function of the behavior of, and relationships among, these three major powers. Each author analyzes the foreign policy behavior of one or more of these states and/or relations among them in an effort to make claims about the prospects for regional stability. Some of the chapters focus on security relationships, some on economic relations, and some on the interaction of the two. The authors do not promote any particular theoretical perspective, but instead draw on the full diversity of theoretical approaches in contemporary international relations scholarship to illuminate international interactions among the Pacific powers. The creative collaboration of international relations and Asian studies specialists presents the opportunity to assess the applicability of Western categories of analysis to the beliefs and behaviors of Asian actors. The scholars in this volume share the conviction that a deeper understanding of the effects of cultural divides between Asian and American policymakers is essential if the Pacific rim’s economic and regional security is to be safeguarded.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book can enrich the discussions in a graduate seminar or a policy debate within the US policy community. It will also make it easier for these two communities to enrich each other. — Douglas Stuart International Studies Review Ikenberry and Mastanduno’s book is a welcome contribution to the international relations theory of conflict and stability. — Timo Kivimaki Journal of Peace Research The essays are sophisticated, cutting-edge scholarly works that share an important premise. — Yoneyuki Sugita International Relations of the Asian-Pacific
About the Author
Michael Mastanduno is Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor and Chair in the Department of Government at Dartmouth CollegeG. John Ikenberry is Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at Georgetown University and author of After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order After Major War.
