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Contesting International Society in East Asia
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Bringing together some of the most innovative scholars in both the English School of international relations and East Asian studies, this volume investigates whether or not significant and distinct international social structures exist at the regional level represented by 'East Asia', and what this can tell us about international society both regionally and globally. The book's main finding is that the regional dispute over how its states and peoples should relate to the Western-dominated global international society makes the existence of East Asian international society essentially contested. While this regional-global social dynamic is present in many regions, it is particularly strong in East Asia. This book will appeal to audiences interested in developing English School theory, the study of East Asian international relations and comparative regionalism.
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The English School's implicit emphasis on excessive universalism has prevented it from engaging with the complexity of regional and local histories.
“While there is ' nothing in English School ' s classical literature stands against a regional approach to international society ' , its implicit emphasis on excessive universalism has prevented it from engaging in the complexity of regional and local histories (Buzan and Zhang 2014).”
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- Authors
- Buzan, B. G., Zhang, Y., Ba, A. D., Beeson, M., Breslin, S. G., Foot, R., Goh, E., Kang, D. C., Khong, Y. F., Suzuki, S., & Zhang, F.
- Affiliations
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2014-10-16
- OpenAlex
- W1495678207
- Cited by
- 103
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6
- FWCI
- 8.40
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (acceptedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Theses Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Science Research and Education
- Keywords
- international society, East Asia, English schools, regionalism, regional international relations, comparative regionalism, Western hegemony
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