National Security, Statecentricity, and Governance in East Asia

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-58973-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3291 g

Reihe: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia

This book assesses the extent to which an emphasis on national security and prioritization of state interests has dominated governance policy-making in Northeast and Southeast Asia, at the expense of human security, human development, and human rights. The findings are that in many cases, there are embedded structural obstacles to achieving human-centered governance objectives in the region. These relate to the role of the military, historical authoritarian legacies, and new authoritarian trends. Contributors examine not only the most obvious instances of military domination of governance in the region (North Korea with its “Military First” philosophy, Thailand since the 2014 coup, and Myanmar with its long history of military rule), but also less well known examples of the influence of conflict legacies upon governance in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and Laos, as well as the emergence of new reservoirs of power and resources for the forces of authoritarianism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howe, Brendan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Nachrichtendienste, Geheimdienste
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. State-Centric Challenges to Human-Centered Governance.- 2. The New Kimism in Son’gun Korea: The Third Generation of the Kim Dynasty.- 3. In the Land of Democratic Rollback: Military Authoritarianism and Monarchical Primacy in Thailand.- 4. Governance and Human Insecurity in Myanmar.- 5. The Politics of Survival in Cambodia: National Security for Undemocratic Control.- 6. Neo-Authoritarian Peace in Timor-Leste.- 7. More Growth, Less Freedom? Charting Development Pathways in Lao PDR.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Brendan Howe is Professor and Associate Dean at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, South Korea. Major recent works include Democratic Governance in Northeast Asia (2015) and Post-Conflict Development in East Asia (2014).