The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific presents a coherent framework for understanding the complex international and global politics of the Asia Pacific. This is an introductory guide to the main frameworks needed to understand the region (realism, liberalism, critical theory) which is reader-friendly while still offering sophisticated competing interpretations. The authors present a highly topical account, which provides an overview of the main actors, institutions and contemporary issues, such as security and transnational actors. Key content includes: * the US in the Asia Pacific * China and Japan in the Asia Pacific * Southeast Asia in the Asia Pacific * Australia in the Asia Pacific * Europe in the Asia Pacific * globalization, regionalism and political economy * Asian values, democracy and human rights * transnational actors

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: New Global Politics of Asia Pacific 2. The United States in Asia Pacific 3. Japan in Asia Pacific 4. China in Asia Pacific 5. Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific 6. Australia in Asia Pacific 7. Europe and Asia Pacific 8. Russia and Asia Pacific 9. India and Asia Pacific 10. Regional Security in Asia Pacific: Sources of Conflict and Prospects for Cooperation 11. Globalization and Regionalism in Asia Pacific 12. The Asian Economic Miracle and its Unmaking 13. Transnational Actors in Asia Pacific 14. Culture and Politics in the Asia-Pacific: Asian Values and Human Rights

About the Author

Michael K. Connors lectures in Politics and Developmental Studies at at La Trobe University, Australia. Remy Davidson is Lecturer in International Relations at Monash University, Australia. Jorn Dosch is Professor of Asia Pacific Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.