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The future of American leadership in the Asia-Pacific under the
Trump administration appears uncertain. In this timely book,
Michael Heazle and Andrew O?Neil have brought together contributors
from across the globe to explore the commitment of Australia and
Japan to US leadership in this region, and how this commitment may
impact on often tense relations between China and the US. China's
Rise and Australia?-Japan?-US Relations discusses the strategic
post-war presence of American leadership in Asia, and examines the
influence on the region?s geopolitics. This book allows readers to
understand how and why China is challenging this external
engagement, and conversely why Australia and Japan want to maintain
a commitment to US input; their perceptions of American leadership
are critical indicators of the prospects for change in the region.
This is a vital book for security and international relations
scholars, researchers and experts, as it provides detailed analyses
of current relations between countries in the Asia Pacific and the
US, as well as giving a thorough look into what the future is
likely to hold in terms of US commitment in the region.
Contributors include: Z. Cooper, I. Hall, R. Hanada, M. Heazle, V.
Jackson, R. Kersten, S. Lee, S. Mori, A. O'Neil, M. Rapp-Hooper, R.
Sahashi
This book explores the emerging challenges to foreign policymaking
in liberal democracies and the adequacy of the 'marketplace of
ideas' in responding to these challenges. Looking at foreign policy
challenges as diverse as democratization, globalization and climate
change, from the role of values in environmental debate to the Iraq
invasion and the war on drugs, the contributors critically examine
how key global issues are framed in public debate across three of
the world's most mature liberal democracies: the US, the UK, and
Australia. The book contributes to a better understanding of the
limits of the 'marketplace of ideas' in helping to produce wise and
accountable policy, and how those limits may soon be overcome.
Examining how key global issues are framed in foreign policy debate
across a range of liberal democratic societies, this book will
strongly appeal to academics and students with an interest in
international relations, policymaking and politics, as well as to
governmental and think tank policymakers and advisors.
This book examines the often troubled relationship between Japan
and China from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. Utilising the
expertise of Chinese, Japanese and regional specialists working in
a variety of fields, this original work approaches the contemporary
sources of tensions between these two Asian giants from several
levels of analysis. In particular the domestic-state interface in
both countries and the important role of historical perceptions in
the region are explored. China-Japan Relations in the Twenty-first
Century avoids perceiving the discord between China and Japan
simply from an international relations-based perspective, as has
been the tendency of recent scholarly analysis. Rather, it strives
to set the existing relationship in the context of historical
interaction, the influence of culture on mutual perceptions, the
role of ideologies - particularly nationalism, domestic political
and economic changes that affect China and Japan's state-to-state
perceptions and relations, and their changing regional and global
relations. The book firmly emphasises the importance of history and
historical memory in the construction of relations; a relationship
constructed on present perceptions of the past that also shape
expectations for the future. This is a unique and topical book,
using the tensions of 2005 between China and Japan as the point of
departure for a broad historical, political, cultural and
international relations analysis. As such it will appeal to
scholars at many levels of academe in the fields of Asian studies,
international relations, regional studies and government.
Voters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy
and presume this will be securely founded on the best available
knowledge. Yet when representatives emphasize their reliance on
expert knowledge, they seem to defer to people whose authority
derives, not politically from the sovereign people, but from the
presumed objective status of their disciplinary bases. This book
examines the tensions between political authority and expert
authority in the formation of public policy in liberal democracies.
It aims to illustrate and better understand the nature of these
tensions rather than to argue specific ways of resolving them. The
various chapters explore the complexity of interaction between the
two forms of authority in different policy domains in order to
identify both common elements and differences. The policy domains
covered include: climate geoengineering discourses; environmental
health; biotechnology; nuclear power; whaling; economic management;
and the use of force. This volume will appeal to researchers and to
convenors of post-graduate courses in the fields of policy studies,
foreign policy decision-making, political science, environmental
studies, democratic system studies, and science policy studies.
Uncertainty in Policy Making explores how uncertainty is
interpreted and used by policy makers, experts and politicians. It
argues that conventional notions of rational, evidence-based policy
making - hailed by governments and organisations across the world
as the only way to make good policy - is an impossible aim in
highly complex and uncertain environments; the blind pursuit of
such a 'rational' goal is in fact irrational in a world of
competing values and interests. The book centres around two
high-profile and important case studies: the Iraq war and climate
change policy in the US, UK and Australia. Based on three years'
research, including interviews with experts such as Hans Blix, Paul
Pillar, and Brian Jones, these two case studies show that the
treatment of uncertainty issues in specialist advice is largely
determined by how well the advice fits with or contradicts the
policy goals and orientation of the policy elite. Instead of
allowing the debates to be side-tracked by arguments over whose
science or expert advice is 'more right', we must accept that
uncertainty in complex issues is unavoidable and recognise the
values and interests that lie at the heart of the issues. The book
offers a 'hedging' approach which will enable policy makers to
manage rather than eliminate uncertainty.
Voters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy
and presume this will be securely founded on the best available
knowledge. Yet when representatives emphasize their reliance on
expert knowledge, they seem to defer to people whose authority
derives, not politically from the sovereign people, but from the
presumed objective status of their disciplinary bases. This book
examines the tensions between political authority and expert
authority in the formation of public policy in liberal democracies.
It aims to illustrate and better understand the nature of these
tensions rather than to argue specific ways of resolving them. The
various chapters explore the complexity of interaction between the
two forms of authority in different policy domains in order to
identify both common elements and differences. The policy domains
covered include: climate geoengineering discourses; environmental
health; biotechnology; nuclear power; whaling; economic management;
and the use of force. This volume will appeal to researchers and to
convenors of post-graduate courses in the fields of policy studies,
foreign policy decision-making, political science, environmental
studies, democratic system studies, and science policy studies.
Uncertainty in Policy Making explores how uncertainty is
interpreted and used by policy makers, experts and politicians. It
argues that conventional notions of rational, evidence-based policy
making - hailed by governments and organisations across the world
as the only way to make good policy - is an impossible aim in
highly complex and uncertain environments; the blind pursuit of
such a 'rational' goal is in fact irrational in a world of
competing values and interests. The book centres around two
high-profile and important case studies: the Iraq war and climate
change policy in the US, UK and Australia. Based on three years'
research, including interviews with experts such as Hans Blix, Paul
Pillar, and Brian Jones, these two case studies show that the
treatment of uncertainty issues in specialist advice is largely
determined by how well the advice fits with or contradicts the
policy goals and orientation of the policy elite. Instead of
allowing the debates to be side-tracked by arguments over whose
science or expert advice is 'more right', we must accept that
uncertainty in complex issues is unavoidable and recognise the
values and interests that lie at the heart of the issues. The book
offers a 'hedging' approach which will enable policy makers to
manage rather than eliminate uncertainty.
This book critically analyses the topic of US-led external
interventions in the affairs of developing countries by using one
of the most contested experiments of modern times, namely, the
invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. The March 2003 invasion of Iraq
has so far failed to deliver the benefits and outcomes its
supporters anticipated, prompting international discussion as to
whether the promises of externally-led nation-building (as an
attempt to mould rogue states in a democratic, market-friendly
fashion) are outweighed by the kinds of pitfalls and perils of
intervention that have come to characterise the Iraq experience.
This book identifies and addresses the major issues emerging from
the current debate including the evolution of external
interventionism as an idea, an explanation of what went wrong in
post-Saddam Iraq and why the Iraq experiment is flawed by the Bush
administration's refusal to address long standing political and
historical grievances among Muslims as part of the 'War on Terror'.
The contributors assess the troubled relationship between Islam and
the West, the prospects for democracy in the Middle East, foreign
policy debates in the US, and how economics and politics are
juxtaposed in a highly contentious manner in any project of
externally-driven nation-building. Beyond the Iraq War brings
together scholars and practitioners in an attempt to move beyond
the polemical dimensions of the existing debate and provide a
balanced analysis of what the Iraq enterprise can tell us about the
brand of external interventionism espoused by the Bush
administration and also the lessons it holds for any future
interventions into the affairs of states. It combines a mix of
disciplines, most notably international relations and economics as
well as theory and empirical evidence. The book is written in a
non-technical, but rigorous, manner in order to make complex and
diverse issues accessible to the general reader. This fascinating
and scholarly work will appeal to academics and scholars in the
fields of political economics, political science and international
relations. Policymakers, journalists and media commentators will
also find this work to be of great interest and value.
Understanding Australia's Neighbours is a comprehensive
introduction to the study of Asia. Written thematically, it
provides comparisons between Asian and Australian societies and
encourages readers to think about Australia's neighbours across a
wide range of social, economic and historical contexts. Topics
covered include: * The nature of tradition and modernity * Change
to the family and religion * The role of colonialism and
nationalism in political change * Nation-building * Economic
development * International politics * Globalisation * Democracy
and human rights. Fully revised and updated, it covers the region's
response to the global financial crisis, war on terror and climate
change. It features a brand new chapter on the rise of China, its
changing dynamic with Japan and the US and what this means for the
broader region and Australia. Written in an accessible and
informative way, this is a book for all Australians who seek a
better understanding of Australia's neighbours in East and
Southeast Asia.
Focusing on the internal workings of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC), the author explores the impact of political and
economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of
scientific research. Central to this work are the epistemological
problems encountered in the production of 'truth', whereby
scientific knowledge has made uncertainty a tool in the service of
political objectives. Copublished: University of Washington Press
Understanding Australia's Neighbours is a comprehensive
introduction to the study of Asia. Written thematically, it
provides comparisons between Asian and Australian societies and
encourages readers to think about Australia's neighbours across a
wide range of social, economic and historical contexts. Topics
covered include: * The nature of tradition and modernity * Change
to the family and religion * The role of colonialism and
nationalism in political change * Nation-building * Economic
development * International politics * Globalisation * Democracy
and human rights. Fully revised and updated, it covers the region's
response to the global financial crisis, war on terror and climate
change. It features a brand new chapter on the rise of China, its
changing dynamic with Japan and the US and what this means for the
broader region and Australia. Written in an accessible and
informative way, this is a book for all Australians who seek a
better understanding of Australia's neighbours in East and
Southeast Asia.
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