Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?

Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?

The post-Cold War debate among realists, liberals and constructivists over East Asian security has not been diminished. Some scholars believe in two dominant theories of realism and liberalism while the others (such as Nikolas Busse) try to prove his assumption of constructivism versus realism. In t...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong.
Other Authors: Acharya, Amitav
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14310
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-143102020-11-01T08:33:39Z Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning? Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong. Acharya, Amitav S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science The post-Cold War debate among realists, liberals and constructivists over East Asian security has not been diminished. Some scholars believe in two dominant theories of realism and liberalism while the others (such as Nikolas Busse) try to prove his assumption of constructivism versus realism. In this thesis, I will argue that all the three lenses can explain for Southeast Asia's strategy towards the rising China, however, realism and constructivism are more effective. Realism can best explain for ASEAN strategies of bandwagoning and hedging with the US against the rising China or with China while engagement belongs to constructivism. Master of Science (International Relations) 2008-11-13T09:17:07Z 2008-11-13T09:17:07Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14310 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong.
Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
description The post-Cold War debate among realists, liberals and constructivists over East Asian security has not been diminished. Some scholars believe in two dominant theories of realism and liberalism while the others (such as Nikolas Busse) try to prove his assumption of constructivism versus realism. In this thesis, I will argue that all the three lenses can explain for Southeast Asia's strategy towards the rising China, however, realism and constructivism are more effective. Realism can best explain for ASEAN strategies of bandwagoning and hedging with the US against the rising China or with China while engagement belongs to constructivism.
author2 Acharya, Amitav
author_facet Acharya, Amitav
Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong.
format Theses and Dissertations
author Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong.
author_sort Nguyen, Phu Tan Huong.
title Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
title_short Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
title_full Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
title_fullStr Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
title_full_unstemmed Southeast Asia and the rising China : balancing or bandwagoning?
title_sort southeast asia and the rising china : balancing or bandwagoning?
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