National Security, Statecentricity, and Governance in East Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Howe, Brendan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia
• Subjects: Asia-Politics and government.; Political science.; Security, International.; Democracy.; Regionalism.; Human rights.; Asian Politics.; Governance and Government.; International Security Studies.; Human Rights.

"The edited book is innovative in its approach and seeks to bridge the gap between a conceptual model (securitization of governance) and area studies (six Asian countries). It represents a high-quality piece of research that will have an impact on the existing literature." -Ralf Emmers, Pr...

Table of Contents:

• 1. State-Centric Challenges to Human-Centered Governance
• 2. The New Kimism in Sŏn'gun Korea: The Third Generation of the Kim Dynasty
• 3. In the Land of Democratic Rollback: Military Authoritarianism and Monarchical Primacy in Thailand
• 4. Governance and Human Insecurity in Myanmar
• 5. The Politics of Survival in Cambodia: National Security for Undemocratic Control
• 6. Neo-Authoritarian Peace in Timor-Leste
• 7. More Growth, Less Freedom? Charting Development Pathways in Lao PDR
• 8. Conclusion.