Overview
Elaborates on the significance of China’s behaviour in asserting its claim in the South China Sea from the perspective of defensive realist theory
Argues that security dilemmas do apply in the South China Sea
Posits that the reassurance policy is proven to be successful in mitigating the security dilemma in the South China Sea
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- South China Sea
- Security in South China Sea
- Defensive Realism
- China & International Law Constrain
- Chinese Exceptionalism
- Defensive Realism and International Law
- Sino-US Rivalry in the South China Sea
- China’s Defection in the South China Sea
- China's Reassurance Policies in the South China Sea
- Non-military solutions for South China Sea dispute
- Defensive Realist State
- China’s Defensive Realist Behaviour
- China as a Defensive Realist State
- Geopolitics & South China Sea
- Security & South China Sea
- The UNCLOS Tribunal Ruling and South China Sea
- The Arbitration Process and South China Sea
- The Award of the Tribunal and South China Sea
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Reviews
“Meticulously researched and eloquently presented, this balanced analysis offers a refreshing look at the rationales behind Beijing's SCS policy with theoretical rigor, empirical richness, and policy relevance. A welcome addition to the growing scholarship on the subject.” (Jingdong Yuan, Associate Professor of International Security, the University of Sydney, Australia)
“The book has shown the author’s excellent research capability in examining an empirical puzzle through a unique theoretical framework.” (Kai He, Professor of International Relations, Griffith University, Australia)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding China’s Behaviour in the South China Sea
Book Subtitle: A Defensive Realist Perspective
Authors: Klaus Heinrich Raditio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1283-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1282-3Published: 10 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4600-2Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1283-0Published: 25 August 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 209
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Security Studies, Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Conflict Studies, Asian Politics, Comparative Politics