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Author:   Joseph A. Camilleri ,  Larry Marshall ,  Michális S. Michael ,  Michael T. Seigel
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781847200983

ISBN 10:   1847200982
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   26 June 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Hegemony and Human Security: Competing Principles of Regional Order Michális S. Michael and Larry Marshall PART I: HEGEMONY AND EAST ASIA RELATIONS 2. Hegemony, Perilous Empire and Human Security Mustapha Kamal Pasha 3. Still Anchoring an American Asia Pacific? Nick Bisley 4. Containing China: A Flawed Agenda Chandra Muzaffar PART II: JAPAN’S SECURITY DILEMMA 5. Questioning the Rationale for Changing Japan’s Peace Constitution Michael T. Seigel 6. Can Japan Create a Basis for its Internationality? Jiro Yamaguchi 7. Beyond the Japanese Constitutional Dilemmas Yoshikazu Sakamoto PART III: JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA: A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE FOR MIDDLE POWERS 8. Japan, Australia and the UN Disarmament Agenda Michael Hamel-Green 9. Japan, Australian and Niche Diplomacy in the South Pacific Allan Patience PART IV: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY 10. The Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-first Century Tetsuya Yamada 11. Foreign Policy in Search of a Sustainable World Shigeko Fukai Conclusion 12. Between Alliance and Regional Engagement: Current Realities and Future Possibilities Joseph A. Camilleri Index

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'Geopolitical contestation in the Asia-Pacific will be one of the defining features of the wider international order in the twenty-first century. This well-conceived volume brings together a team of leading scholars from around the region to help us understand why and what it may mean. It could hardly be more timely or useful.' - Mark Beeson, The University of York, UK '...a very timely and valuable set of essays by expert contributors dealing with some of the most crucial issues of our time. The essays are bound to stimulate more informed debate on the complex dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region and the challenges and dilemmas of the first decade of the twenty-first century.' - Stephanie Lawson, University of East Anglia, UK 'Are Japan and Australia part of Asia? Can middle powers and/or the United Nations play a constructive role independent of the dominance of a hegemonic power? The authors of this stimulating collection on the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific astutely weigh the possibilities for the emergence of an Asian community as an alternative to dependence by middle powers and the UN on the United States in a period of hegemonic decline in the wake of 9/11.' - Mark Selden, Cornell University, US

'Geopolitical contestation in the Asia-Pacific will be one of the defining features of the wider international order in the twenty-first century. This well-conceived volume brings together a team of leading scholars from around the region to help us understand why and what it may mean. It could hardly be more timely or useful.' -- Mark Beeson, University of York, UK '... a very timely and valuable set of essays by expert contributors -- dealing with some of the most crucial issues of our time. The essays are bound to stimulate more informed debate on the complex dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region and the challenges and dilemmas of the first decade of the twenty-first century.' - Stephanie Lawson, University of East Anglia, UK 'Are Japan and Australia part of Asia? Can middle powers and/or the United Nations play a constructive role independent of the dominance of a hegemonic power? The authors of this stimulating collection on the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific astutely weigh the possibilities for the emergence of an Asian community as an alternative to dependence by middle powers and the UN on the United States in a period of hegemonic decline in the wake of 9/11.' -- Mark Selden, Cornell University, US

Author Information

Edited by Joseph A. Camilleri, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, Larry Marshall, Associate Lecturer and Project Officer for Australian Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Michális S. Michael, Director, Centre for Dialogue-Global Reconciliation, Australia and Michael T. Seigel, Institute for Social Ethics, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan

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