Routledge Handbook Of Politics In Asia (routledge Handbooks)

"The Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference guide to politics in Asia. Covering East, South, Southeast and Central Asia, this Handbook brings together the work of leading international academics to cover the political histories, institutions, economies and cultures of the region. Taking a comparative approach, it is divided in four parts, including: - A thorough introduction to the politics of the four regions of Asia, from the perspectives of democratization, foreign policy, political economy, and political culture. - An examination of the 'Big Three' of Asia: China, India, and Japan, focusing on issues including post-Mao reform, China's new world outlook, Indian democracy and Japanese foreign policy. - A discussion of important contemporary issues such as human rights, the politics of the internet, security, nationalism, and geopolitics. - An analysis of theoretical ideologies and belief systems connected with the politics of the continent, such as Confucianism, Hinduism, socialist constitutionalism and gender norms. As an invaluable and all-inclusive resource, this handbook will be useful for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of Asian politics and comparative politics. Shiping Hua is Calvin and Helen Lang Distinguished Chair in Asian Studies, Professor of Political Science, and Director of Asian Studies Program at the University of Louisville, USA" -- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 List of illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 List of abbreviations 13 Notes on contributors 16 1 Introduction to Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia 28 Part I: A comprehensive introduction to comparative Asian politics 40 Democratization: political institutions and processes 41 2 Democratization in East Asia 42 3 Democratization and the lack thereof in Southeast Asia 53 4 The state of democracy in South Asia 67 5 The fault lines of democratization in Central Asia 88 Foreign policy: Asia and the world 102 6 Foreign policies of East Asia 103 7 Southeast Asia: Unity in ASEAN 125 8 The international relations of South Asia 137 9 Balancing interests and perceptions: foreign policy in Central Asia 150 The developmental state: political economic considerations 167 10 The political economy of East Asian regionalism 168 11 Southeast Asian political economy 181 12 Political economy of South Asia: commonalities overshadowed by conflict 198 13 Central Asia: the political economy of resource dependency 210 The Asian way: political culture and tradition 222 14 Is there still an Asian way? The changing nature op folitical culture in East Asia 223 15 Political culture in Southeast Asia: the myth or reality of authoritarianism? 238 16 Political culture and social change in South Asia 251 17 Political culture and traditions in Central Asia: the “logic” of patrimony 265 Part II: Introducing the major powers in Asia: China, India, and Japan 280 18 China’s post-Mao reforms 282 19 China’s foreign policy 300 20 Huaxiaism: a new world view by Mainland China’s political science 310 21 China’s foreign energy policy: from realism to idealism 324 22 India’s democratic adaptations and experiments 334 23 India’s foreign policy 357 24 Japan’s foreign policy 371 Part III: Issues and problems 384 25 Multilateral institutional development in Asia: competing pathways to regional order 386 26 Human rights in Asia 400 27 The politics of the Internet and social media in Asia: mobilization, participation, and retrenchment? 417 28 The military and politics in Asia 442 29 The state of democracy in Asia 459 30 Security in Asian states: theory, practice, and the regional security landscape 474 31 Nationalism in the Asia-Pacific: prejudice and rationality 488 32 Geopolitics and geo-economics in Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific Rim 499 33 Structures and solutions: explaining ethnic conflict in Southeast Asia 517 34 New regionalism and Eurasia 533 Part IV: Explaining Asia: theoretical discussions 550 35 Confucianism and the rise of East Asia 552 36 Is Confucian culture compatible with democracy? 564 37 Hinduism and democracy: religion and politicized religion in India 575 38 Constitutional socialism 589 39 Gender and politics of South Asia 603 Conclusion 614 40 The future of Asian political development 615 Index 632 "The Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference guide to politics in Asia. Covering East, South, Southeast and Central Asia, this Handbook brings together the work of leading international academics to cover the political histories, institutions, economies and cultures of the region. Taking a comparative approach, it is divided in four parts, including: - A thorough introduction to the politics of the four regions of Asia, from the perspectives of democratization, foreign policy, political economy, and political culture. - An examination of the 'Big Three' of Asia: China, India, and Japan, focusing on issues including post-Mao reform, China's new world outlook, Indian democracy and Japanese foreign policy. - A discussion of important contemporary issues such as human rights, the politics of the internet, security, nationalism, and geopolitics. - An analysis of theoretical ideologies and belief systems connected with the politics of the continent, such as Confucianism, Hinduism, socialist constitutionalism and gender norms. As an invaluable and all-inclusive resource, this handbook will be useful for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of Asian politics and comparative politics. Shiping Hua is Calvin and Helen Lang Distinguished Chair in Asian Studies, Professor of Political Science, and Director of Asian Studies Program at the University of Louisville, USA."--Résumé de l'éditeur The Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference guide to politics in Asia. Covering East, South, Southeast, and Central Asia, this handbook brings together the work of leading international academics to cover the political histories, institutions, economies, and cultures of the region. Taking a comparative approach, it is divided into four parts, including: A thorough introduction to the politics of the four regions of Asia from the perspectives of democratization, foreign policy, political economy, and political culture. An examination of the'Big Three'of Asia – China, India, and Japan – focusing on issues including post-Mao reform, China's new world outlook, Indian democracy, and Japanese foreign policy. A discussion of important contemporary issues, such as human rights, the politics of the internet, security, nationalism, and geopolitics. An analysis of the relationship between politics and certain theoretical ideas, such as Confucianism, Hinduism, socialist constitutionalism, and gender norms. As an invaluable and all-inclusive resource, this handbook will be useful for students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners of Asian politics and comparative politics. The Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia provides a comprehensive reference guide to scholarship on politics in Asia from a comparative perspective. Covering East, Southeast South and Central Asia, it brings together the work of leading international academics to cover the political histories, institutions, economies and culture of the region.