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Yi, Chunyao. "The emergence of regionalism : European and East Asian experiences." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438608.

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Park, Jinsoo. "Sino-Japanese competitive leadership and East Asian regionalism : the Chiang Mai Initiative and East Asian organisations." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2011. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35534/.

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East Asia and East Asian regionalism have gained greater attention. Given this, what makes this region and who determines its shape are very important questions, which are, in turn, highly relevant to questions of regional leadership. This thesis thus aims to examine and explain the nature of Sino-Japanese regional leadership and explore its impacts on the shape of the East Asia region and East Asian regionalism. It does so particularly with reference to the CMI and regional organisation-building from the APT to the EAS. The thesis explores two key themes. First, it seeks to bridge a gap in the study of East Asian regionalism in particular and East Asia in general by focusing on the dynamics of Sino-Japanese leadership competition. There is still a lack of a dedicated study to examine the dynamics of regional leadership in the region and its impact on the East Asia region and East Asian regionalism. It addresses why regional powers assert regional leadership and how their assertions of regional leadership change their interests and behaviours with regard to regional cooperation. By doing so, it can help better comprehend the interests and strategies of China and Japan and their impacts on the shape of East Asian regionalism. Secondly, this thesis aims to fill in a gap in the study of global or regional leadership by developing a constructivist analytical tool to define leadership and examine the dynamics of leadership. It highlights that neither the realist and liberal approaches to international leadership nor the emerging literature on regional powers provides a good analytical tool to conceptualise regional leadership and to examine the dynamics of regional leadership competition. It argues that some insights of constructivism help to better comprehend the dynamics of regional leadership.
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Wang, Qiu Wen. "Regional integration in East Asia :the feasibility study of East Asian community." Thesis, University of Macau, 2011. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2554634.

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Huang, Chao-Jen. "East Asia in the post-Cold War world order : problems and prospects of East Asian regionalism." Thesis, University of York, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387551.

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Smith, Craig Anthony. "Constructing Chinese Asianism : intellectual writings on East Asian regionalism (1896-1924)." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50508.

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Hayashi, Shigeko. "Japan and East Asian monetary regionalism : towards a proactive leadership role?" Thesis, University of Warwick, 2002. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/106953/.

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This thesis examines Japanese postwar foreign policy, specifically regional policy, based on two hypotheses that are closely related: (1) There has been a growing interest among Japanese policymakers in Japan taking greater initiative independent of US policy, not only economically but increasingly in the political and even the security area. (2) Japan has been quietly pursuing definite strategies for enhancing its national interests, and this style of Japanese foreign policy has been effective for achieving its goals, given domestic, regional and international constraints imposed on it. The thesis offers detailed analyses, within the framework of IR and 1PE, on what has changed in Japanese policy, what has caused the changes, what Japan has achieved throughout the postwar period and how and why Japan's policy exhibits such a style. These themes arc examined by looking at Japan's regional policy in the postwar period in the historical context, as well as by studying three case studies, namely: (1) the ideological differences between the Japanese approach and the Washington and Post-Washington Consensus on economic development and systemic transition. (2) Japanese policy towards the East Asian financial crisis in 1997 and 1998 and (3) Japanese policy towards East Asian regionalism. Extensive interviews with Japanese policymakers, such as MOF and MOFA officials, and Japanese intellectuals arc used for investigating these case studies. The thesis makes the following original contributions to knowledge. Firstly, it advances the discussions about the nature of Japanese foreign policy, which has been the subject of academic controversy over the last few' decades, by shedding light on two related questions, namely (1) whether Japanese foreign policy can be characterised as reactive or strategic, (2) whether Japan's US priority' in foreign policy has meant that its East Asia policy is decided according to US relations, or whether East Asia has occupied an important position in Japanese foreign policy. Secondly, the thesis also advances the discussions about the style of Japanese foreign policy. This is still an underdeveloped subject theoretically and empirically, but could potentially lead to more extensive arguments including the nature of leadership. Thirdly , detailed narrative analyses of Japan's policies towards important events in the 1990s, which have not yet been subject to sufficient scholarly debate, despite their great potential to offer insight into Japanese foreign policy, make a significant empirical contribution to the study of Japanese foreign policy. Furthermore, these empirical discussions, which arc concerned with significant regional development in East Asia, contribute to the study of regionalism as well, given Japan's great economic influence on the region.
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Witjaksono, Sigit. "Japan’s Role in Responding to the Crisis in Southeast Asia and the East Asian Regionalism." Graduate School of International Development. Nagoya University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/6242.

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Liu, Qianqian. "China's strategy towards East Asian regional cooperation since the Asian financial crisis." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609782.

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Gebetsberger, Petra. "East Asian regionalism : Japan's role in the project of region-building and identity-construction." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.401432.

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Zhang, Tao. "The balancing strategies of states in a unipolar world : the case of East Asian regionalism." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493064.

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This thesis discusses the balancing strategies of states in a unipolar international power structure. The main argument of this thesis is that two unique characteristics of the unipolarity -lack of power of other states to balance against a hegemon and the complexity of potential changes in polarity after the unipolarity- lead great powers to simultaneously implement cooperation and rivalry strategies toward the hegemon and toward each other.
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Kim, Joo Hee [Verfasser]. "When East Asia meets Europe : Explaining the differential approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007 / Joo Hee Kim." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1036406628/34.

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Cheon, Seong-Kwon. "Regional, ethnic and class bases for political cleavages in four east Asian countries /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9842518.

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Lee, Sohyun. "A step toward East Asian regionalism? : comparing the negotiation approaches of South Korea and Japan in their preferential trade agreements with ASEAN." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2017. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3717/.

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In the early 2000s, Korea and Japan competitively initiated their preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in response to the unexpected progress of the China–ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. In contrast with China, Korea and Japan initially preferred to negotiate PTAs with individual Southeast Asian countries, rather than with ASEAN. In 2003, however, Korea redirected its strategy and began the Korea–ASEAN FTA. Japan continued to emphasise a bilateral approach to negotiations but sought harmonisation of the individual PTAs through the ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Sharing common international political and economic challenges, why did Korea and Japan take diverging negotiation paths? This research investigates the factors that shaped Korea and Japan’s respective negotiation methods with ASEAN by focusing on the interplay of domestic interests, institutions and ideas. The research findings suggest that Korea and Japan initially preferred bilateral PTAs because of their efficiency and to minimise the backlash of the agricultural sector. Japan had a greater incentive to promote bilateral strategy than Korea, not only to counter China’s move, but also to utilise its diplomatic leverages against ASEAN. The direct causes of the two countries’ divergence, however, came from ideas and institutions. The influence of ideas became evident when Korea’s and Japan’s initial emphasis on the East Asia-based PTAs began to head toward the different directions. Japan was path-dependent of its initial step-by-step strategy focused in East Asia. In contrast, Korea accommodated the new ideas that aimed at cross-regional PTAs, making the Korea-ASEAN FTA a stepping stone for cross-regional PTAs rather than East Asia-based PTAs. Institutional factors account for the supply side of PTA decision-making processes by demonstrating how the intra-democracy variations, combined by bureaucracy discretion, empowered relevant decision-makers, which led to the reversal of negotiation progresses between Korea and Japan. The empirical research findings significantly contribute to the international political economy literature by testing the applicability of the domestic level analysis. They provide an alternative perspective to the existing debate on the compatibility of bilateralism and regionalism in East Asia and thus to the political economy of trade policy in the region. The findings also shed light on the country-specific factors shaping the economic regionalism of East Asia.
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Fonseca, Jose Carlos da. "A crise de 1997 do Sudeste Asiático no contexto da globalização económica." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1002.

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Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Internacional
O milagre asiático, que antecedeu a crise de 1997, provocou um grande debate acerca das razões que teriam estado na sua génese e das lições que se poderiam extrair da experiência asiática. Os objectivos a atingir com este trabalho passaram pela análise a algumas questões que se poderão colocar em relação a economias do sudeste asiático: i) que causas estiveram na origem do chamado milagre asiático; ii) que razões estiveram na base da crise de 1997-98 e no fenómeno do contágio e iii) que perspectivas se levantam em relação ao futuro. Os resultados desta análise revelam-nos que o crescimento foi conseguido, nos anos do milagre, graças a políticas apropriadas que contribuíram para o crescimento económico e para a redução da pobreza. Existem dois campos distintos em que se dividem as opiniões relativamente às causas que terão estado na origem da crise asiática. Um deles considera que a causa principal, se encontrou no domínio das empresas privadas que, apesar de verem as rendibilidade dos seus investimentos cair -, continuaram a investir a níveis elevados. O outro campo releva a instabilidade dos mercados financeiros, em que sobressai a volatilidade dos fluxos financeiros internacionais, como a principal causa. Dever-se-á, também referir, como importante, que a segunda vaga de globalização, dos anos oitenta e noventa, foi penalizadora para os países ASEAN, tendo tido efeitos positivos nos denominados Tigres Asiáticos. Em relação ao futuro concluímos que, atendendo embora à especificidade de cada país, haverá desafios que serão comuns a todos estes países, nomeadamente: a redefinição do papel do Estado, o fortalecimento da regulação de mercados, uma melhor gestão das empresas (nomeadamente redefinindo o papel das chaebol (conglomerados Coreanos, copy-cat, , caracterizados por uma teia de relações de monopólio e de cooperação inter-grupal) a melhoria do sistema de ensino, o posicionamento necessário para o melhor aproveitamento das oportunidades que a globalização oferece às economias do sudeste asiático.
The East Asian Miracle, which preceded the 1997-98 crisis, was in the origin of a great debate about the reasons that were in its genesis and about the insights we could draw from of the Asian experience. The main purposes we have tried to reach with this work got through analysis of some questions, which can be formulate in connection with the East Asian economies; i) what causes were in the origin source of the East Asian miracle; ii) which reasons provoked the 1997-98 crisis and contagion phenomenon; iii) what outlooks can be formulate to the future. The results of this analysis reveal that during the miracle years the growth was achieved through suitable politics, which contributed to the success of economic growth ant to the poverty reduction. The point of view is concerning the causes, which were implicated in the crisis origin is divided in two different opinions: one considers that the main reason, which was the crisis causes, was the corporate governance. These private companies, in spite of facing a decline on their investments return, continued investing at high levels. The other reveals the financial markets instability. The most important reason of this instability could be found in the international financial flows volatility area. We must also consider as important the fact that the second globalisation wave (in the 80/90) penalised the ASEAN countries I lowever, this second wave of globalisation had positive effects for the dominated Asian Tigers. Considering the particular situation of each Asian country we realise that these countries will be challenges which will be common to each East Asian country, namely: the State rule redefinition; the markets regulation strength, a better corporate governance, being important the redefinition rule of the Korean conglomerates, copy¬cat, named chaebol which are characterised by a monopoly network relations and inter-group co-operation; the teaching system improvement, the best attitude in order to take advantage of the best opportunities that are offered by the globalisation process to the East Asian economies.
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Masterson, James R. "Economic Interdependence and Conflict: The Case of China and its Neighbors." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1258741002.

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Lindberg, Lena. "The regionalisation process in Southeast Asia and the economic integration of Cambodia and Laos into ASEAN /." Göteborg : Göteborg Univ, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/559192932.pdf.

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Weissmann, Mikael. "Understanding the East Asian Peace : Informal and formal conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea 1990-2008." Doctoral thesis, University of Gothenburg, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-5166.

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The overall purpose of this dissertation is to provide an empirical study of the post-Cold War EastAsian security setting, with the aim of understanding why there is an East Asian peace. The EastAsian peace exists in a region with a history of militarised conflicts, home to many of the world'slongest ongoing militarised problems and a number of unresolved critical flashpoints. Thus, thepost-Cold War East Asian inter-state peace is a paradox. Despite being a region predicted to be ripefor conflict, there have not only been less wars than expected, but the region also shows severalsigns of a development towards a more durable peace. The dominant research paradigm –neorealism – has painted a gloomy picture of post-Cold War East Asia, with perpetual conflictsdominating the predictions. Other mainstream international relations theories, too, fail to accountfully for the relative peace. One of the greatest problems for mainstream theories, is accounting forpeace given East Asia's lack of security organisations or other formalised conflict managementmechanisms. Given this paradox/problem, this dissertation sets out to ask "Why is there a relativepeace in the East Asian security setting despite an absence of security organisations or otherformalised mechanisms to prevent existing conflicts from escalating into violence?" In order to answer this question, the case of East Asian peace is approached by comparingthree embedded case studies within the region: the Taiwan issue, the South China Sea, and theKorean nuclear conflict. It explores the full range of informal and formal processes plus the ConflictPrevention and Peacebuilding Mechanisms (CPPBMs) that have been important for the creation ofa continuing relative peace in East Asia between 1990 and 2008. The study furthermore focuses onChina's role in the three cases, on an empirical basis consisting of interviews conducted with keypersons during more than 1.5 years fieldwork in China. The three cases show that informal processes exist, and that they have furthermore beenimportant for peace, both by preventing conflicts from escalating into war, and by buildingconditions for a stable longer-term peace. Their impact on the persistence of peace has been tracedto a range of different CPPBMs. Returning to the level of the East Asian case, a common feature ofmany of the identified processes is that they can be understood as aspects or manifestations of theEast Asian regionalisation process. Specifically, elite interactions (personal networks, track twodiplomacy), back-channel negotiations, economic interdependence and integration, and functionalcooperation have together with (China's acceptance of) multilateralism and institutionalisation (ofpeaceful relations) been of high importance for the relative peace. Whereas formalised conflictmanagement mechanisms and the U.S. presence have also contributed to peace, this dissertationshows their contribution to be much more limited.
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Pham, Min Van. "Neo-realism, neo-liberalism and East Asia regionalism : the case of Vietnam /." Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7782.

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SUDO, Sueo, and 季夫 須藤. "ASEAN AT THE THIRD TRANSITION: GROPING FOR A NEW REGIONALISM IN EAST ASIA." 名古屋大学大学院経済学研究科附属国際経済政策研究センター, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/11952.

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Chaloupková, Jana. "ASEAN - vznik, vývoj a perspektivy Sdružení národů jihovýchodní Asie." Doctoral thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2004. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-1701.

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The presented study is an analysis of the regional integration process of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN utilizing theories of international relations and integration. The dissertation studies the factors which contributed to its formation, evolution and transformation and the perspectives of its further development. ASEAN was established by virtue of Bangkok Declaration signed on August 8, 1967 among Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Subsequently Brunei joined the Association in 1984, Vietnam 1995, Laos and Myanmar 1997 and Cambodia 1999. ASEAN's formation falls within the process of creating of regional organizations after World War II, a period of the biggest development of the institutionalization of the international cooperation. Association was based on relatively free and voluntary cooperation and political declarations. With the end of Cold War and bipolarity, with the defeat of communism and the advent of political and economic reforms in the former socialist bloc ASEAN institutionally strengthened and transformed itself, expanded its membership and the decision to form ASEAN Free Trade Area AFTA in 1992 and the Treaty on the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs shifted Association from the stage of cooperation to integration. ASEAN becomes an international organization (based on international legal agreement with the objectives, principles, internal structure etc.) through the adoption of the Charter in 2008. The Charter is the symbol of the transition process from voluntary cooperation based on political declarations to creation of an intergovernmental organization with international legal personality and legal contractual basis for community building, to strengthen the norms and principles. ASEAN has functioned over 40 years based on personal, very frequent and regular contacts between the key elites (who have significantly contributed to its creation and development), as a grouping of common practice and an emerging common identity. It is a form of intergovernmental cooperation, where member states have exclusive position in the decision process; there are no supranational institutions that would have exclusive powers. ASEAN is the initiator of the development of regionalism in Asia, a considerable number of international structures, inter-and trans-regional contacts, forums and programs. Its activities after the Cold War fall into the framework of the new regionalism The thesis tries to point out possible perspectives for its future path, especially in connection to recently born special cooperation ASEAN+3 (China, Republic of Korea, Japan) and plans for building of East Asian Community (ASEAN+3, Australia, New Zealand, India) and its Free Trade Area. Basic characteristics of ASEAN integration process: it takes place in Southeast Asia, it is a process and a state, it consists of economic, political, security, social and cultural part, the emphasis is on economic affairs, its origin is in the postwar period, the main actors are the states and their elites (from the 90's NGO's, think-tanks and civil society become active creating a broad network of socio-cultural relations and interactions), integration expands by the process of ASEAN +3 and EAS, there is a spillover effect within and outside ASEAN, integration process is gradually evolving from a lower to a higher level. Carried out research has its limitations, since it is impossible to generalize the results and formulate a clear assessment of the large international complex, the information is always limited and the social process is miscellaneous. Well-known is the fact that political elites do not act according to the theories, which they often do not know, but based on their own understanding of reality and interests of individual states, eventually groups of countries. No theory is able to explain fully the evolution of ASEAN, failing to capture reality in its full extent, and thus the prospects for the future are some speculations. From the theoretical examination of ASEAN I elect neofuncionalism, since ASEAN represents a process of empowerment, where elites play a crucial role; they share many values and objectives and contribute to the integration process. The rise of transactions in the regional grouping (trade, communication, exchange of ideas), gradually creates a sense of common identity, elites have closer contacts and their values are complementary. Southeast Asia should occupy an important place in the Czech Republic's foreign policy, taking advantage of traditional contacts with the region. Priority should be given to economic ties and active political involvement in the multilateral framework of ASEM, an important part of political dialogue should be question of human rights.
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Kolovos, Amaleia E. "Regional Integration in East Asia." PDXScholar, 2010. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/93.

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Regional integration is not a new phenomenon but has become an increasingly important topic of political research with the continued expansion of the European Union as well as an increased number of regional organizations around the globe. This paper will seek to use both Europe and East Asia as illustrations in order to better comprehend the driving forces behind integration as well as why some regions are further integrated than others. The purpose of this research is to achieve a better understanding of what causes regional integration in hopes of developing a more inclusive theory. More specifically, it aims to see how integrated the region of East Asia is, in particular when compared to Europe. Through comparing the two regions and analyzing factors in both Europe and East Asia as determined by current integration theory, this research aims to achieve a better understanding of the driving forces behind regional integration as an international phenomenon. My research is an attempt to tie together the multiple existing theories of regional integration with the goal of creating a more cohesive and measurable theory. With an increased understanding of regional integration, we will be better able to both explain and predict integration in both Europe and East Asia, as well as other, less integrated regions around the world.
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Egan, Michelle. "Regionalism in South East Asia: a factor analysis approach." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43851.

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The concept of regionalism has been the subject of vast research. However, there have been few empirical studies of South East Asia. Although several authors have examined regionalism on a global scale (Russett 1967), the theoretical constructs have been primarily based on regionalism in Western Europe (Haas 1964). Few of these theories have been applied in the context of South East Asia.

The current members of ASEAN were chosen for my research paper. (1) ASEAN includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, with the later addition of Brunei in 1984. The research paper was an attempt to the following questions:

â ¢ What degree of regionalism do the ASEAN countries show with regard to each variable defined as measuring regionalism. An analysis of the usefulness and limitations of each variable will be considered in the study.

â ¢ What is the significance of regionalism in South East Asia, in terms of current theories in the field of Political Science/International Relations. Data was used from a variety of secondary sources including UNDEX United Nations documents, International Trade Directory and the World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators. The variables were then correlated to check the extent of regionalism in the ASEAN countries.

Factor Analysis and Pearson's correlation statistic were used to determine the relationship between variables used to measure regionalism. From the study, the concept of regionalism was defined and measured by multiple indicators. The results indicated that some of the variables used to operationalize and measure regionalism may be inappropriate in an Asian setting. My study found that regionalism in terms of observable cooperation, in domestic and international policy had increased but has not reached the stage of political and economic integration among the ASEAN members.

(1) ASEAN stands for the Association of South East Asian Nations.


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Pham, Min Van 1980. "Neo-realism, Neo-liberalism and East Asia Regionalism: The Case of Vietnam." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7782.

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vii, 103 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
East Asia regionalism emerged in the context of the end of the Cold War, the break-up of the Soviet Union and the outgrowth of regionalism in many parts of the world such as the unprecedented expansion of the European Union and the development of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It has been nearly two decades since its inception and almost every aspect of East Asian regionalism has been explored in depth with the exception of the application of theoretical explanations to East Asia regionalism. This paper is an attempt to apply international relations theories of neo-realism and neoliberalism to East Asia regionalism. The paper has found that both neo-realism and neoliberalism have found evidence in East Asia to support their assumptions about regionalism but neither has given fully appropriate explanations to East Asia regionalism. The case study of Vietnam' s regional cooperation is also supportive of that conclusion. In addition, the case of Vietnam indicates that concrete conditions of each country have played an important role in its incentives and participation into regionalism. The paper invites explanations for East Asia regionalism from other theories in international relations.
Advisers: Diane M. Dunlap, Philip D. Young, Kathie Carpenter
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Tong, Chi-hung Philip, and 湯志雄. "International trade in Asia Pacific: a study of trade liberalization and regionalism : an East Asia prospective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267683.

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Fjader, Christian Olof. "The Problem of the 'Borderline States' in Regionalism: 'Rationalist' and 'Ideational' Approaches." University of Sydney, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6350.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
This thesis deals with the theoretical and methodological development of the study of Regionalism in International Relations. It rests on the assumption of a dichotomy in Regionalism studies between Rationalist and Ideational approaches, hampering the understanding of the motives for and nature of Regionalism. The “Rationalist” approach focuses on material interdependency as the main driving force behind integration. Thus, Regionalism is seen as a consequence of rational calculations and bargains by rational agents. In contrast, the “Ideational”, or Social Constructivist approach, emphasizes shared regional identity and culture as driving forces that produce levels of “cognitive interdependence”. As will be demonstrated, however, neither approach alone provides a satisfactory explanation to the motives for and nature of Regionalism, including the process of enlargement. This thesis thus, aims to test, challenge and further develop explanatory models in the theory of Regionalism.In particular the thesis aims to add to the understanding of the process of enlargement, as well as its motives, through deploying those models to the problem of the ‘borderline states’. The problem of the ”borderline states” is demonstrated by the means of two case studies: Australia and Turkey in the context of their relationship with their respective regions - European Union and emerging Regionalism in East Asia, and in particular their position in European and East Asian Regionalism. They are labelled ‘borderline states’ not for their geographical properties, but for the permanent partiality of their inclusion within their regions. Such states are in constant flux, varying their degree of belonging depending on the criteria of enclosure. As this thesis demonstrates, Rationalist approach has a particular strength in analysing the process of enlargement, whilst Ideational approach is required for analysing the motives of enlargement. Moreover, it argues that a potential point of converge between the two approaches is analysing the stability of enlargement. It then further argues that analytical eclecticism can be useful in terms of identifying and framing problems that are significant, but for ontological and epistemological reasons have a tendency to be ignored by the paradigmatic approaches. Finally, the thesis proposes new definitions of region and Regionalism to accommodate a more eclectic understanding of what constitutes a region, what drives Regionalism and in particular how a region’s membership is determined.
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Staples, Andrew J. "Regionalism, regionalisation and the Japanese production network : case study analysis of the auto sector in East Asia." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.434555.

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Chen, Hsi-I. Angel. "Transnational sub-regional cooperation in practice : dynamics of micro-regionalism and micro-regionalisation in the East Asia Pacific." Thesis, University of York, 2009. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1251/.

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This thesis explores the dynamic development of transnational sub-regional cooperation in the East Asia Pacific and its relation to the East Asian integration process. It is generally agreed that regional integration has become an irresistible global trend. Nevertheless, while regionalism has succeeded in establishing the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement, no theory is yet profound enough to promote an effective cooperation mechanism in the East Asia Pacific. In respond to that, this empirical thesis is dedicated to exploring the problems and prospects that help explain why East Asian integration is different from other regions, as well as whether or not transnational sub-regional cooperation, focusing on intensive economic interaction at the local level without heavy political commitment, can be an alternative path for region-building in the East Asia Pacific. This thesis is based on case studies and the comparative methodology. A fieldwork research based on in-depth interviews was designed for further data collection. The research started by tracing out the development of contemporary integration theories including regionalisation, regionalism, new regionalism, and open regionalism; and their application in East Asia. It then evaluated the conditions underlying the transnational sub-regional cooperation for integration. The introduction in the first chapter lays out a basic framework for research and the main questions for analysis: what accounts for the establishment and transformation of transnational sub-regional cooperation in the East Asia Pacific? In addition to that, to what extent can transnational sub-regional cooperation contribute to regional integration in the East Asia Pacific? In order to build up a comprehensive understanding of transnational sub-regional cooperation in the East Asia Pacific, three cases were selected for further study, including the Singapore-Johor-Riau Growth Triangle, the Tumen River Area Development Programme, and the Southern China Sub-regional Economic Zone. Since the Southern China Sub-regional Economic Zone was the most prosperous project among these three cases, it was significant to conduct fieldwork research in this area to get a full picture of how micro-regionalism, a policy-driven force, interacted with micro-regionalisation, a market-led, in a sub-regional economic zone. Moreover, what was the extent of these two forces in sub-regional cooperation and their interrelations with regional integration in East Asia? This research introduces EGPIB factors (Economic complementarity, Geographical proximity, Political commitment and Policy coordination, Infrastructure development, and Business networks), as well as the theories used to examine the transformation of the cases. This thesis can contribute to the understanding of the establishment and the development of the transnational sub-regional cooperation in the East Asia Pacific. It contends that, firstly, economic complementarity, among five factors, is the most important determinant for forming a sub-regional economic zone. Secondly, micro-regionalisation and micro-regionalism are both important in maintaining a growing sub-regional economic zone. However, they weight differently in the course of a sub-regional cooperation project. And thirdly, a sub-regional economic zone which closely follows the flying geese pattern is more likely to grow.
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Postigo, Antonio. "Production networks and regionalism in East Asia : firms and states in the bilateral free trade agreements of Thailand and Malaysia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2013. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/772/.

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Investment and trade flows across East Asia during the last three decades have fostered the development of production networks and economic integration. However, only since the turn of the century, have East Asian countries begun to institutionalize such integration through free trade agreements (FTAs). With the exception of Japan, the literature portrays East Asian FTAs as driven by political elites on primarily foreign policy motivations and with marginal participation of businesses in their formulation and utilization. Most of these narratives have, however, overlooked endogenous sources of trade preferences, shortcoming that this Thesis attempted to correct by analyzing how FTAs fit within the strategies of states and firms. The project investigated the mutual interaction between evolving trends within East Asian production networks and states’ and firms’ preferences on FTA liberalization using as case studies the bilateral FTAs negotiated by Thailand and Malaysia within the context of key production networks, particularly the automotive industry. Research involved extensive process-tracing through semi-structured interviews and trade data analyses. The main findings of this dissertation were: 1) Compared to multilateral liberalization, greater technical complexity and easier assessment of impacts in bilateral FTA negotiations resulted in more intense government-business consultations and corporate lobbying. Successive FTA negotiations strengthened the technical capacities of bureaucrats and firms and prompted the emergence of new institutional structures for intermediation and coordination among all actors; 2) Sectors that had successfully lobbied ex-ante for FTA liberalization and/or benefited from unilateral liberalization schemes have made extensive utilization of FTAs; 3) Governments and firms in both countries sought and extracted selective rents in FTAs to improve their relative position not only with respect to states and firms outside the bloc but also inside, and; 4) The interplay between overlapping FTA areas and the investment sunk in them shaped governments’ and firms’ positions on further FTA liberalization.
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Dorjjugder, Munkh-Ochir. "Correlation of identity and interest in foreign policy : implications for Mongolia." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03sep%5FDorjjugder.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2003.
Thesis advisor(s): Edward A. Olsen, Jeffrey Knopf. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-148). Also available online.
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von, Feigenblatt Otto F. "Pan-Asianism, Socio-Cultural Integration, and Regionalism in Greater East Asia| Comparing Emic and Etic Interpretations of Elite Discourse through the Application of Structural Dynamics and Grounded Theory." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3570885.

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The present qualitative study explores Pan-Asianism, Socio-Cultural Integration, and Regionalism in Greater East Asia, focusing on the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, China, and South Korea. Following the tradition of critical research, this dissertation compares the models derived by applying two different methodologies, one emic and deductive, and the other etic and inductive. The first part of the study applies Structural Dynamics, a theory developed in the field of Organizational Behavior by Robert Fritz, to the study of formal regionalism in Greater East Asia. Primary documentary government sources such as official Blueprints, Whitepapers, Treaties, and Speeches are analyzed and interpreted in order to identify and explain the core organizational conflicts in the region. An emic interpretation is provided through the development of a middle level grounded theory based on a discursive analysis of a purposive sample of more than fifty prominent regional leaders and intellectuals including but not limited to: Mahathir Mohamad, Lee Kuan Yew, Shintaro Ishihara, King Rama IX, Surin Pitsuwan, Rodolfo C. Severino, Thaksin Shinawatra, and Wang Hui, inter alia. The final section of the study compares and contrasts the explanatory models developed through the emic and etic approaches in order to triangulate the results and ultimately provide a more holistic understanding of the complex phenomena of regional integration in Greater East Asia.

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Hu, Liyan. "European Integration and East Asian Regionalism: Comparison between EU and ASEAN." Master's thesis, 2006. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-269168.

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Globalization, as usual, accompanies the development of regionalization after the Cold War. The real content of regionalization is composed of regional integration. In other words, to understand the transformation of international communities, and relationship under globalization must refer to the regional integration. At present, the two most famous areas of integration belong to EU and ASEAN, even though the approach of integration differs from each other. However, the prominent cases of EU and ASEAN integration are always related to the discussion or comparison of other areas, which could borrow or follow their models of seemingly successful integration. Furthermore, the backgrounds of integration in EU and ASEAN are diverse, for instance, on history, politics, economy and cultures and on the other hand, the integration theory applied to EU is often different from ASEAN. Thus although drawing the EU experiences for the ASEAN is necessary, East Asian further integration indicates the different regions produce different logics of integration. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Hsieh, Ching-Chung, and 謝敬中. "The Evolution of East Asian Regionalism and the Role of East AsianSummit." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40779923140938627813.

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國立暨南國際大學
東南亞研究所
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With significant economic or security interests in East Asian region, the international community witnessed three forms of regionalism: the United States-based Asia-Pacificism, the China and Japan-based East-Asianism, as well as the ASEAN(Association of South East Asian Nations)-based Aseanism. Several other different economic or safety mechanisms also appeared. In this paper, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), ASEAN Plus Three Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) were discussed. Although there is some overlapping area among them, none of them can cover the entire region of East Asia. Therefore, East Asia Summit emerged. However, as the situation of the world changes, whether East Asia Summit, the product of the merging of the three main regionalism, can play a major role, or become a mere forum, or can only function after the USA joins, still depends on the situation afterwards.
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Chiou, Shin-Yi, and 邱欣怡. "A Study of the Development and Limitations of Japan’s East Asian Community Initiative: Viewed from Strategic Regionalism." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/yaz5m5.

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國立中興大學
國際政治研究所
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From Idealism of East Asia Nations Community (Toua Kyoudoutai Ron) pre-World War II to East Asian Community Initiative nowadays, the concept of East Asian Community has been in Japan for a long time. This article is based on the statement, “East-Asian Community (EAC)” first officially adopted by Prime Minister, Koizumi, and the Asian polices of the subsequently five straight Prime Ministers Abe, Fukuda, Aso, Hatoyama and Kan to discuss Japan’s expectation of the East-Asian integration. The analytical framework of strategic regionalism was used in this article to explain how Japan perceived the transformation of the domestic social structure and of the East-Asian strategic environment that made Japan value the East-Asian integration and shape EAS initiative. According to Japan’s initiative, peace, democracy, and open were taken as the main principle, and the functional cooperation in the issues of economic, security, and culture was mentioned to develop the collective identification of the region. However, there was still an uncertainty about the memberships and joint leadership, especially, other core members including China, Korea, ASEAN, and United States without common perspectives on EAC would be an obstacle to joint leadership. In addition, there are also Japanese varied public opinions on EAS and limits in East-Asian structure of economic, security, and culture which could be the difficult for East-Asian region to achieve deeper political integration.
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Rathus, Joel Mendel. "Japan’s response to the rise of China: implications for regional institutions." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/67026.

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This dissertation set out to establish why it was that East Asian regional organizations were proliferating even under the condition of a Sino-Japanese rivalry. In particular, it examined the effects of the rise of China on Japan‘s regional policy and its outcomes. To do so, the dissertation adopted an eclectic approach, testing each of the main international relations theories against the story of Sino-Japanese relations within the studied regional institutions of East Asia. It adopted such an approach because no one theory of international relations was able to explain both the cause of and actual outcomes of institution building. Throughout all the regional institutions examined, one trend emerged. Whether in trade, finance, security or development, East Asian regionalism has become ‘networked.’ This networked outcome is more flexible than European or American-type regionalism, allowing for any dyad to calibrate their commitments as they please without reference to a regional standard. But as long as agreement on common rules for East Asia remains unforthcoming, this networked regionalism will not lead into more formalistic, deeper cooperation. This trend toward a ‘networked‘ or bilateral-type of regionalism was traceable back to Japan‘s response to China‘s rise. Rather than trying to build a regionally hegemonic core around which institutions for trade, finance, aid and security might be built, Japan has sought to go it alone. In the field of security, this was understandable from a realist perceptive, but only after a constructivist strategy had failed earlier. In the field of aid, Japan was better able to coordinate with China in a manner that liberalism suggests, but even here Japan was building up alternative bilateral structures. In the field of finance, Japan has competed with China in a manner realism would predict, but due to world level factors this has in fact spilled over into greater regional cooperation. Likewise in the field of trade, Japan has competed with China, giving rise to a situation in which institution building is actually harmed. In conclusion, this dissertation was able to contribute to the literature by revealing the mechanisms by which a bilateral relationship impacts on institution building and to theorize about some of the likely institutional outcomes in the various fields.
Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2010
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Cai, Kevin Guozhong. "The political economy of economic regionalism in Northeast Asia a contemporary critique /." 1996. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38248649.html.

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Yang, Hue-Wen, and 楊慧雯. "East Asia-European Interaction in Asia-European Meeting: A New Regionalism Approach." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41523670612235543105.

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國立中正大學
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East Asia-European Interaction in Asia-European Meeting: A New Regionalism Approach Abstract After the cold war, each country establish or put into the area or step the regional organization one after another in order to avoid being isolated, exactly formate it for the new phenomenon of the international system in the area. In the past, the whole world political economy structure has been regarding U.S.A. as the centre all the time , and the international economy cut into two: First, with U.S.A. and bilateral economy and trade interaction relation of Asia; Another that U.S.A. interacts with political economy of the European countries. Since 1990’s , the economy of East Asia grows up fast and European Union notices East Asia is the important area that is international affair of status of influence power for European Union and the importance of East Asia-European relationship to global international affair. Because of the global strategy, East Asia hopes to increase EU involving in entering affairs of East Asia in order to restrain the single structure power appearance in East Asia and to obtain political and economic balance of power. East Asia and EU held the Asian-European Meeting in Bangkok of Thailand at the beginning of March of 1996, opening the historical grand occasion that the Asian-European countries of 25 countries got together. The development of Globalization and the degree of interdependence, the regionalism grows and the multipolar system structure appears. Different Regions have different demands and different policies and adjust the necessary tactics while pursueing the interests and goals in accordance with its one's own demand and ability . Realizing to the importance of relation between East Asia and EU development, inter-regional cooperation can really bring superior condition and interests that members hang on each other .The Asia-European Meeting can be said the best achievement of inter-regional cooperation ,the achievement of the deepest organization degree and the most representative cooperative index. So, the paper inspects the formation and development of ASEM and the tactics considering in the East Asia-European interdymamic process. Besides discussing that development of ASEM, the paper proposes the meaning of ASEM to both sides and the challenge and development of both sides and of ASEM in the future.
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Komori, Yasumasa. "The construction of regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific and East Asia origins, motives, and evolution /." 2007. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/259711920.html.

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Wu, Se-Chih, and 吳瑟致. "China's Economic Development and Its Impact on the Regionalism in East Asia." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48882482597903554012.

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國立東華大學
公共行政研究所
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Abstract Since 1990, the economic interaction among countries in East Asia region becomes more and more closed day by day. All the countries participated in the economic cooperation to extinguish the economic and trade barrier and promote mutually beneficial. It becomes one of three big economic regions in the world. Having developed for a couple years, Mainland China has got higher position in terms of economic power in the global economy. In conclusion of the article, China plays as “the railway engine” in East Asia, the subject of China’s economic development has already become the focus of the ardent concern in the world. Accompanying with the fast economic growth, Mainland China has increased its influence on the trend of the global economy. Essentially, taking Mainland China as a core center, regional economic conformity is having developed. The role of China in the process of economic integration and the regionalism in East Asia, will be take some strategic policies to join in regional economic integration in East Asia, as well as its impact on regional or worldwide economic development. Facing the trend of economic regionalization, China’s economic rise will impact on Taiwan’s economic development, Taiwan should practice some concrete measures and keep closer economic relationship with other countries, especially the countries in East Asia.
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Chan, Su Jin. "Beyond Special and Differential Treatment: Regional Integration as a Means to Growth in East Asia." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25448.

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Special and differential treatment (SDT) provisions in GATT were created to assist developing countries achieve economic progress while assimilating into the multilateral trading system. Despite these intentions, global trade imbalances still persist. Within this context, I focus on the region of East Asia which has experienced astounding growth in just several decades, propelling it far beyond other developing country regions. Although international trade continues to be the crucial factor driving growth in the region, reliance on SDT has in certain circumstances hindered development. As such, East Asia should seek alternatives to SDT. In that vein, I argue that sustainable growth and trade liberalization can be achieved by enhancing integration through a regional trade agreement. I further discuss various proposals for an East Asian trade agreement such as ASEAN+3, FTAAP, and EARTA. Finally, I highlight the importance of governance and identify several institutions essential for a successful regional arrangement.
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Lee, Jongchul. "Regionalization in Northeast Asia conceptions of economic cooperation and the Tumen River Area Development Programme (TRADP) /." 1996. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38422000.html.

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Doyle, Kimberley Anne. "Archipelagos of Peace: Australian Peacekeepers in Bougainville, East Timor and Solomon Islands 1997-2006." Phd thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/104836.

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Since 1945 Australians have served as peacekeepers across the world in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. They have contributed to one of the most startling attempts at worldwide collective security in human history. That sweeping story has been well explored, but the experiences of peacekeepers themselves have remained rather elusive. And yet peacekeeping outcomes largely depend on what happens at the ground level between people. The central aim of this thesis is to pull these stories from obscurity and demonstrate that peacekeepers’ recollections, descriptions and perspectives are a central and necessary part of peacekeeping histories. That story is explored here by examining Australian peacekeepers’ oral histories of serving in Bougainville, Solomon Islands and East Timor between 1997 and approximately 2006. These are valuable case studies because all three peace operations overlapped in the same decade, all occurred under the same Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and all were elided together in strategic and political discourse. More significantly, each was also bound, in Australian imaginations, to a nebulous region called ‘the Pacific’. This unique intersection of the three operations creates opportunities to explore broader questions about Australia’s relationship with the Pacific. Though not exclusively used, peacekeepers’ narratives are central to this history. Over sixty Australians from across the country shared their stories for this work. The peacekeepers’ came from three different organisations – the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Public Service and the Australian Federal Police. Exploring what peacekeeping meant to people across these three organisations means this history tells a more varied story than would be possible by focusing solely on one group. That variety also makes it possible to further dissect the nuances and connectedness of peacekeepers’ representations of national, regional and Pacific identities. Ultimately, this is a history of peacekeeping is centred by peacekeepers’ own experiences. All History is, of course, people centred in its own way, but it does not inevitably follow that people are always the centre of the narrative. They often exist in and amongst events swirling around them, actors for sure, but not necessarily the stars. That has certainly been the case for peacekeeping histories so far. We need those stories, but we need the ones in this thesis too. Peacekeeping in the Pacific has very much been about relationships, about very human attempts to understand what it means to build peace in varied and complex contexts; and doing so while labouring under various historical and cultural inheritances that complicated and made specific peacekeepers’ struggles and experiences. This is a story that meets peacekeepers in that space while also showing that those experiences say much about being Australian, being a peacekeeper and being in the Pacific at the turn of the century.
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