Strategic Cultures and Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific
This book shows how one of the most powerful tools of security studies strategic culture illuminates the origins and implications of the Asia-Pacific regions difficult issues, from the rise of China and the American pivot, to the shifting calculations of many other actors. Strategic culture sometimes challenges and always enriches prevailing neo-realist presumptions about the region. It provides a bridge between material and ideational explanations of state behavior and helps capture the tension between neoclassical realist and constructivist approaches. The case studies in this book survey the role of strategic culture in the behaviors of Australia, China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and the United States. They show the contrast between structural expectations and cultural predispositions, as realist geopolitical security threats and opportunities interact with domestic elite and popular interpretation of historical narratives and distinctive political-military cultures to influence security policies. The concluding chapter devotes special attention to methodological issues at the heart of strategic cultural studies, as well as how culture may impact the potential for future conflict or cooperation in the region. The result is a body of work that helps deepen our understanding of strategic cultures in the Asia-Pacific in a comparative perspective and enrich security studies.
This book was previously published as a special issue of Contemporary Security Policy.
Jeffrey S. Lantis is Chair of the Department of Political Science and a Professor of Political Science/International Relations at The College of Wooster, USA. A former Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Australian National University, he is the author of numerous books, journal articles, and book chapters on strategic culture, transatlantic relations, nuclear non-proliferation, and foreign policy in comparative perspective. Lantis holds a PhD in Political Science from The Ohio State University.
Strategic Cultures and Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific
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Contents
Jeffrey S. Lantis
Alex Burns and Ben Eltham
Andrew Scobell
Andrew L. Oros
Renato Cruz De Castro
Jiyul Kim
Brice F. Harris
David G. Haglund
The chapters in this book were originally published in Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Preface
Preface
Jeffrey S. Lantis
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 165
Chapter 1
Strategic Cultures and Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific
Jeffrey S. Lantis
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 166186
Chapter 2
Australias Strategic Culture: Constraints and Opportunities in Security Policymaking
Alex Burns and Ben Eltham
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 187210
Chapter 3
Chinas Real Strategic Culture: A Great Wall of the Imagination
Andrew Scobell
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 211226
Chapter 4
Japans Strategic Culture: Security Identity in a Fourth Modern Incarnation?
Andrew L. Oros
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 227248
Chapter 5
Philippine Strategic Culture: Continuity in the Face of Changing Regional Dynamics
Renato Cruz De Castro
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 249269
Chapter 6
Strategic Culture of the Republic of Korea
Jiyul Kim
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 270289
Chapter 7
United States Strategic Culture and Asia-Pacific Security
Brice F. Harris
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 290309
Chapter 8
What Can Strategic Culture Contribute to Our Understanding of Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region?
David G. Haglund
Contemporary Security Policy, volume 35, issue 2 (August 2014) pp. 310328
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Alex Burns is Research Facilitation & Development Manager in Victoria Universitys Office for Research, and a PhD candidate at Monash Universitys School of Political and Social Inquiry. His research focuses on strategic culture and counterterrorism studies. He has published on the role of technology and globalization in modern security studies.
Renato Cruz De Castro is Senior Professor in the Department of International Studies and the holder of the Charles Lui Chi Keung Professional Chair in China Studies at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, and former US State Department ASEAN Research Fellow. De Castro has written numerous journal articles on Philippines Politico-Military affairs and security policies in the Asia-Pacific.
Ben Eltham is Research Fellow at Deakin Universitys Centre for Memory, Imagination and Invention and a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development. He completed his PhD in Australian public policy at the Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney. In addition to his academic research, he works as a journalist covering Australian politics and government for a number of publications, including
