Regional Minorities and Development in Asia (Routledge Contemporary Asia Series)

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Mochizuki , Deepa M. Many states appear to have strong sentiment on energy security and energy transit vulnerability. Some analysts see the rapidly increasing demand for energy and competition for energy resources leading to nationalistic energy policies. Others argue that global trends with efficient energy markets…. Edited by Leong Yew. This book investigates the politics of identity in Asia and explores how different groups of people inside and outside Asia have attempted to relate to the alterity of the places and cultures in the region through various modes literary and filmic representation, scholarly knowledge, and so on ….

Edited by Priya Chacko. During the last twenty years, burgeoning transnational trade, investment and production linkages have emerged in the area between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The appearance of this area of interdependence and interaction and its potential impact on global order has captured the attention of…. From the s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall.

Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power, the political landscape will drastically change…. The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades as both states have undergone radical domestic changes, including the end of Soviet communism and the abandonment of Maoism. This volume brings together scholars to address the current status of Sino-Russian…. The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts trust, norms, networks and associations , in diverse parts of Asia.

Addressing the pressing need for improved governance within the spatial, political and cultural….

This book analyses collaboration in the Greater Mekong Subregion. It explores inter-state cooperation and the role of subnational units provincial and local governments and transnational actors NGOs, firms in building and maintaining the subregion. It also considers the relationships between….

Edited by Ishtiaq Ahmed. This book offers an incisive and ambitious critique of Asian Diaspora culture, looking specifically at literature and visual popular culture.

Edited by Melissa Butcher , Selvaraj Velayutham. Rather than constructing occupants of the city as simply passive victims of….

Edited by Yuk Wah Chan. Over three decades have passed since the first wave of Indochinese refugees left their homelands. These refugees, mainly the Vietnamese, fled from war and strife in search of a better life elsewhere. By investigating the Vietnamese diaspora in Asia, this book sheds new light on the Asian refugee…. Millions of children around the world are affected by conflict, and the enduring aftermath of war in post-conflict societies.

Since then, however, several Asian nations have perceived growing links with the Latin American region as a means of diversifying their political and particularly economic relations while…. This volume explores how migration is playing a central role in the renewing and reworking of urban spaces in the fast growing and rapidly changing cities of Asia.

Migration trends in Asia entered a new phase in the s following the end of the Cold War which marked the advent of a renewed phase…. Edited by Georgette Wang. The rise of postmodern theories and pluralist thinking has paved the way for multicultural approaches to communication studies and now is the time for decentralization, de-Westernization, and differentiation. This trend is reflected in the increasing number of communication journals with a national….

Soft power has tended to be overlooked in the field of international relations, often dismissed as lacking relevance or robustness as a theoretical concept. South-East Asia is one of the most complex regions in the world as far as ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity is concerned with an extremely rich ancient and contemporary history. Because of this, it offers an exceptionally rich field of study for inter-ethnic relations.

Edited by Huhua Cao , Elizabeth Morrell. Asia has undergone strong economic growth since the Second World War. However, it also experiences growing economic and regional disparities brought about by this unprecedented development.

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This economic growth cannot be considered sustainable without taking into consideration the social…. Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms of culture and economy.

Still, the region cannot escape from the burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical memory in four Northeast Asian…. In an era of rapid and extensive globalisation, the world faces a wide range of transboundary problems that require effective collective action.

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Key among these are threats to human health that do not recognise national borders, and include emerging and re-emerging infections, rising rates of…. The process, though, involved rapid…. Edited by Amrita Daniere , Mike Douglass. This book explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in Asia and what role urban governance and public participation play in the support or demise of communities. Using case studies of contemporary city life throughout, the contributors provide insights into the importance….

In democratization theory, Singapore continues to be a remarkable country for its extremely low level of contentious politics despite rapid economic development. In contrast, many different groups in Hong Kong have taken their demands to the streets since the s. Even though there is an obvious…. The media, and occasionally academia, have often suggested that Taipei resorts to costly aid, trade and investment diplomacy to facilitate its foreign relations, whilst…. Edited by Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner.

This volume investigates human genetic biobanking and its regulation in various Asian countries and areas, including Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia.. It sheds light on how cultural, socio-political and economic factors influence the set-up of bioethical regulation for…. Routledge Contemporary Asia Series The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of contemporary Asia.

It aims to go beyond the two popular theoretical propositions in current democratic theory, which emphasise the bilateral connections… Hardback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it engages with ongoing global debates relevant to both Western and non-Western societies whilst also… Hardback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series. Energy Transition in East Asia A Social Science Perspective Edited by Kuei-Tien Chou The Fukushima disaster of shook the globe, arousing warm debate and new research within the academic fields of countries in both the West and the East on issues related to nuclear security, public trust, government governance, risk governance and risk perception along with technological and… Hardback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series.

Indeed, considering that the region accounts for more than half of the total number of disasters in the world, building capacity and resilience to mitigate the devastating impact of disasters is a pressing… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series. Weiss A combination of economic transformation, political transitions and changes in media have substantially, if incrementally, altered the terrain for political participation globally, particularly in Asia, home to several of the most dramatic such shifts over the past two decades.

This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series.

Vietnamese-Chinese Relationships at the Borderlands Trade, Tourism and Cultural Politics By Yuk Wah Chan Ever since China and Vietnam resumed diplomatic contacts and reopened the border in , the borderland region has become part of the vibrant growing economies of both countries and drawn many from the interior provinces to the borderland for new economic adventures. Faces of Homelessness in the Asia Pacific Edited by Carole Zufferey , Nilan Yu Across the Asia Pacific, there are a vast range of experiences of homelessness and an equally diverse range of responses from state systems.

Sexual Diversity in Asia, c. Clarence-Smith Non-reproductive sex practices in Asia have historically been a source of fascination, prurient or otherwise, for Westerners, who being either Catholic or Protestant, were often struck by what they perceived as the widespread promiscuity and licentiousness of native inhabitants. Edited by Connie Carter , Andrew Harding Although there is no universally accepted definition of the term "land grabbing", ordinary people whose livelihoods are adversely affected by land grabbing know exactly what it is. It involves the physical capture and control of land and homes, including the usurpation of the power to decide how… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series.

Through an interdisciplinary lens, this collection of essays explores how recent advances and shifts in… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series. Politics of the 'Other' in India and China Western Concepts in Non-Western Contexts Edited by Lion Koenig , Bidisha Chaudhuri The social sciences have been heavily influenced by modernization theory, focusing on issues of economic growth, political development and social change, in order to develop a predictive model of linear progress for developing countries following a Western prototype.

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Silva , Neel Kamal Chapagain The prevalent global heritage discourse has been primarily Euro-centric in its origin, premise, and praxis. Human Trafficking in Asia Forcing Issues Edited by Sallie Yea By analysing the complex issues surrounding internal and cross-border human trafficking in Asia, and asserting critical perspectives and methodologies, this book extends the range of sites for discussion and sectors in which human trafficking takes place.

The shared Confucian cultural heritage, strong government guidance, and export led economies were often cited as contributors to the impressive… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series. European Studies in Asia Contours of a Discipline By Georg Wiessala As countries across Asia continue to rise and become more assertive global powers, the role that Higher Education has played, and continues to play, in this process is an issue of growing pertinence.

Furthermore, understanding the relationship between Europe and Asia fostered by historical and… Paperback — Routledge Routledge Contemporary Asia Series.

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