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Bristol Studies in East Asian International Relations

Series Editors: Yongjin Zhang, Professor of International Politics, University of Bristol, UK, Shogo Suzuki, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Politics, University of Manchester, UK and Peter Kristensen, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Bristol Studies in East Asian International Relations series from Bristol University Press combines original research and theoretical innovation to provide fresh insight into the changing international politics of East Asia and into International Relations theory.

East Asia is now arguably the most dynamic and consequential region in world politics, not least because of the rise of China. As a key driver of global growth, East Asia has generated a shift in power dynamics, which accompanied by the increasing strategic rivalry between the United States and China has created new challenges for governing the regional – and global – political economy.

The series will publish cutting-edge research on the changing international politics of East Asia. It will cover the security dynamics, political economy, causes of conflict and cooperation, and the ongoing transformation of the region, as well as the impact of such transformation on the wider global order.

In welcoming theoretically informed and innovative works derived from rich insights across Asia that shed light on key disciplinary debates through critical investigations of practices and ideas, the series will play an important role in developing IR as a truly global discipline.

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If you would like to submit a proposal, or would like to discuss ideas, please email series editor Yongjin Zhang – Yongjin.Zhang@bristol.ac.uk

Download the proposal guidelines here.

EAIR International Advisory Board (in alphabetical order):

  • Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington D.C., U.S.A
  • Mark Beeson, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Barry Buzan, London School of Economics, UK
  • Zhimin Chen, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • Ja Ian Chong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Paul Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Rosemary Foot, Oxford University, UK
  • Evelyn Goh, Australian National University, Australia
  • Linus Hagström, Swedish Defense University, Sweden
  • Miwa Hirono, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
  • Yuichi Hosoya, Keio University, Japan
  • Weixing Hu, University of Macau, China
  • Xiaoming Huang, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Christopher R. Hughes, London School of Economics, UK
  • Yang Jiang, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark
  • Hun Joon Kim, Korea University, South Korea
  • Jing Men, College of Europe, Belgium
  • Nele Noesselt, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • John Ravenhill, University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Masayuki Tadokoro, Keio University, Japan
  • Yu-Shan Wu, National University of Taiwan, Taiwan

 

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Reimagining the International

Chinese World Ordering before the West

Bristol Uni Press

Disciplining Democracies

Human Insecurity in Japan-Myanmar Relations

This book examines Japan’s relationship with Myanmar from the passage of its constitution in May 2008 to the February 2021 coup d’état that finished its transition to a ‘disciplined democracy.’ It develops a unique Area Studies approach that critiques how Japan’s foreign policy elites perceive Japan’s role in the liberal international order.

Bristol Uni Press

The Essence of Interstate Leadership

Debating Moral Realism

Bringing together eminent International Relations (IR) scholars from China and the West, this book examines moral realism from a range of different perspectives. Through its analyses, it verifies the robustness of moral realism in IR theory.

Bristol Uni Press

A Hierarchical Vision of Order

Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy in Asia

China’s vision for international order is a matter of great global interest. This book analyses China’s vision for foreign policy and how it is seeking to achieve its goals with its immediate neighbours.

Bristol Uni Press

Middle Powers in Asia Pacific Multilateralism

A Differential Framework

Drawing on insights from differentiation theory, this book examines the participation of middle powers in multilateralism. Taking Australia, Indonesia and South Korea as examples, it sets out a valuable new framework to explain and understand the behaviour of middle powers in multilateralism.

Bristol Uni Press

China’s Rise and Rethinking International Relations Theory

Bringing together leading scholars from Asia and the West, this book investigates how the dynamics of China’s rise in world politics contributes to theory-building in International Relations (IR). In doing so, the volume builds a strong case for a genuinely global and post-Western IR.

Bristol Uni Press

China Risen?

Studying Chinese Global Power

Drawing on an extensive range of Chinese-language debates and discussions, this book explains the roles of different actors and interests in Chinese international interactions, and how they influence the nature of Chinese strategies for global change.

Bristol Uni Press

The Responsibility to Provide in Southeast Asia

Towards an Ethical Explanation

Despite a long-held ASEAN principle of non-intervention, this theoretically rich book argues that there is an embryonic ethic of regional responsibility emerging among the countries of southeast Asia which reflects an evolution of attitudes about state sovereignty.

Bristol Uni Press