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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131497003321

Autore

Kiho Yi

Titolo

Complexity, security and civil society in East Asia : foreign policies and the Korean Peninsula / / edited by Peter Hayes and Kiho Yi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Open Book Publishers

Cambridge, England : , : Open Book Publishers, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78374-115-5

2-8218-7631-9

1-78374-114-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (451 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

355.03305

Soggetti

National security - East Asia

Civil society - East Asia

National security - East Asia - International cooperation

East Asia Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Global problems, complexity, and civil society in East Asia -- Energy security and the role of green economics in East Asia -- Urban security and complexity in Northeast Asia -- Complexity and weapons of mass destruction in Northeast Asia -- The implications of civic diplomacy for ROK foreign policy -- Anticipating complex Northeast Asian futures -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia off ers the latest understanding of complex global problems in the region, including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change. Detailed case studies of China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and ‘civic diplomacy' in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond.  Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia's security. In doing so, the book identifies key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes―especially ones that reduce the North Korean



threat to its neighbors.  Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia presents strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security, and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues that official ‘complex diplomacy' cannot.  By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, this volume is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists, and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time.