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Soft power in Japan-China relations : state, sub-state and non-state relations
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Soft power in Japan-China relations : state, sub-state and non-state relations / Utpal Vyas.
ISBN
9780415551700
0415551706
9780203835791 (ebook)
0203835794 (ebook)
Published
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Physical Description
xiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 09, 2013
Series
Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 29.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
International relations and the era of globalisation
The changing face of power in international relations
The increasing relevance of soft power in the global system
Japan and its relations with China
The relevance of non-state actors in international relations
Research questions and hypotheses
Three-level agent comparison framework
Structure of the book
2. Theories of power in international relations
Introduction
Definitions of power
Realism and neorealism
Liberalism and neoliberalism
Critical theories
Constructivism
Conclusions
3. Soft power: what is it and how does it function?
Introduction
What is soft power?
How is soft power created and utilised?
Japan's local governments and their internationalisation
Development of local government links with between Japan and China
History of Kobe's relationship with Tianjin and other Chinese cities
Issues in Kobe City's international activities
Local government as an agent of Japan's soft power
7. The activities of the Japan-China Friendship Association in China
Non-state level agents
NGOs: definitions and origins
International NGOs in Japan
The Japan-China Friendship Association
Japan's NGOs as agents of soft power
8. Conclusions
Introduction
Soft power agents in Japan's relations with China
Research questions and hypotheses revisited
Soft power, its agents and constructivism in international relations
Issues and possible areas for further research.
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