Muddy Boots and Smart Suits : : Researching Asia-Pacific Affairs /

Muddy Boots and Smart Suits : : Researching Asia-Pacific Affairs / / ed. by Nicholas Farrelly.

From grassroots conflicts to great power relations, this book explores some of the key concepts, methodologies, and dilemmas of researching Asia-Pacific affairs. The book deals with key questions about the Asia Pacific: Why should we study policy from the 'ground up'? What are the human co...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Barbara, Julien,
Beaumont, Joan,
Bisley, Nick,
Dean, Peter J.,
Farrelly, Nicholas,
Fitriani, Evi,
Jacob, Cecilia,
Kenny, Paul,
King, Amy,
Miller, Charles,
Raymond, Greg,
Wesley, Michael,
White, Hugh,
HerausgeberIn:
Farrelly, Nicholas,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • About the contributors
  • 1. Introduction to Research in Asia-Pacific Affairs
  • section I. In the Field
  • 2. Studying Policy from the Ground Up: The Solomon Islands Case
  • 3. Reflections on Political Cultures in Thought and Action
  • 4. Human Considerations in Conflicted Societies
  • section II. Analysing Politics
  • 5. The Design-based Revolution in Comparative Politics
  • 6. Count Me In: Quantitative Research in Asia-Pacific Affairs
  • section III. Shaping a Region
  • 7. History, Conflict, and Contexts: Remembering World War II in Asia
  • 8. Regionalism and Global Powers
  • section IV. Conflict and Order
  • 9. War and Order: Thinking about Military Force in International Affairs Hugh White
  • 10. Power, Prestige, and Order
  • 11. Strategic Culture in the Asia-Pacific: Putting Policy in Context
  • section IV. Policy and Practice
  • 12. Securing the Local and the Global: The Story of Policy Engagement Michael Wesley
  • 13. Muddy Boots and Smart Suits: Practical Considerations for Research in the Twenty-first Century
  • Bibliography
  • INDEX

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