Miranda Alice Schreurs Libros

Northeast Asia is a region with highly disparate levels of industrialization and political systems. It also contains some very troubling security flashpoints the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the East China Sea. China's rapacious quest for energy and rapid industrial expansion have led to intense international competition with Japan and the United States and internal instability as well. North Korea poses two distinct environmental security famine refugees and the regime s use of nuclear blackmail for subsidized energy. Yet there is very little regional cooperation, despite the need to manage disputes over energy, natural resources, and pervasive pollution. The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security examines these issues through a regional environmental security complex that explores the potential for greater intersubjective understandings of regional environmental and natural resource problems and greater institutional collaboration and management.

In the postwar period, Japanese politics has significantly evolved, with gender, representation, and household economics gaining prominence. Following the Cold War, Japan has engaged in decentralization and deindustrialization, though its restructuring has been slower due to the bureaucracy's adherence to traditional methods. This translated and updated work traces developments in Japanese politics from the end of the Asia Pacific wars to the present, examining key transitional stages through four lenses: high politics, interest-centered politics, life-centered politics, and globalization. It includes contemporary analyses of themes such as the Abe administration's impact on international politics and nuclear issues. Written by an experienced Japanese scholar, the book illustrates how globalization has reshaped local politics and national security. However, the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster highlights the persistence of traditional practices that contribute to corruption, scandal, and political mistrust among voters. This comprehensive introduction to Japanese politics serves as essential reading for students and scholars of Japanese, comparative, and Asian politics.