Imperialism, state-making and Philippine security in the South China Sea

• Main Author: Medillo, Robert Joseph P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: South China Sea; South China Sea > Foreign relations > China; Philippines > Foreign relations > China; China > Foreign relations > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5556
• Institution: De La Salle University

Current analyses on Philippine security in the South China Sea are anchored in the structural view of the state. In this vein, states are often seen as unitary actors which are equally situated in an environment of power balancing or cooperation with one another. Conversely, this study forwards that...