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This systematic, innovative introduction to the dynamic politics
and political economies of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea,
and Taiwan teaches students how to think analytically, critically,
and independently about the most significant developments in the
region. It offers in-depth coverage of the unique experiences of
each country, all within the framework of an explicit comparative
perspective. Throughout, the five countries are contrasted with one
another to maximise opportunities for learning. Covering the
intertwined issues of politics, economics, and culture, this is a
book that is ideally suited for assignment in any social science
course on East Asia.
This systematic, user friendly, and refreshingly unusual
introduction to comparative politics has not only been updated and
refined in the third edition, but also fully revised to reflect the
impact of major new developments in world politics. Designed to
teach students how to think comparatively and theoretically about
the world they live in, the book is organized around a set of
critical questions-Why are poor countries poor? Why is East Asia
relatively prosperous? What makes a democracy? How can we explain
terrorism and genocide? What leads people to mobilize around a
cause?-each the topic of a full chapter. These issue chapters are
based on the solid methodological and theoretical foundation laid
out in the first part of the book, and the entire text is enhanced
with case studies and graphics.
Newcomers and Global Migration in Contemporary South Korea: Across
National Boundaries examines the intersections of race, class,
gender and inequalities in global migration in contemporary South
Korea. The contributors explore South Korean migration policies and
study diverse migrants living and working in South Korea as
low-wage undocumented workers, refugees, Korean returnees, migrant
women married to Korean men, and white professionals. The chapters
in this collection make visible the differentiation and divergence
of migration experiences due to race, class, gender, and place of
origin, which are all also mediated by local inequalities in South
Korea.
Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently
joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations
that have begun importing large numbers of immigrant workers since
the 1980s. Although the citizenship status of foreign workers is
the most precarious in such recent countries of immigration, the
national governments of these countries have become increasingly
preoccupied with border enforcement, forcing local municipalities
and organizations to offer basic rights and social services to the
foreign residents who are settling in their local communities. This
book analyzes the development of local citizenship in Japan by
examining the role of local governments and NGOs as well as
grass-roots political and judicial activism in the expansion of
immigrant rights. In this manner, localities are emerging as
important sites for the struggle for immigrant citizenship and
social integration, enabling foreign workers to enjoy substantive
rights even in the absence of national citizenship. The
possibilities and limits of such local citizenship in Japan are
then compared to three other recent countries of immigration
(Italy, Spain, and South Korea).
Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently
joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations
that have begun importing large numbers of immigrant workers since
the 1980s. Although the citizenship status of foreign workers is
the most precarious in such recent countries of immigration, the
national governments of these countries have become increasingly
preoccupied with border enforcement, forcing local municipalities
and organizations to offer basic rights and social services to the
foreign residents who are settling in their local communities. This
book analyzes the development of local citizenship in Japan by
examining the role of local governments and NGOs as well as
grass-roots political and judicial activism in the expansion of
immigrant rights. In this manner, localities are emerging as
important sites for the struggle for immigrant citizenship and
social integration, enabling foreign workers to enjoy substantive
rights even in the absence of national citizenship. The
possibilities and limits of such local citizenship in Japan are
then compared to three other recent countries of immigration
(Italy, Spain, and South Korea).
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