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    Japanese foreign policy today : a reader / edited by Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra Jain.

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    Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra JainIntroduction: Japan and the Three Frameworks of Global Politics--Takashi Inoguchi and Purnendra Jain ; Foreign Policy Actors : Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy--Akihiko Tanaka ; Subnational Governments and NGOs in Foreign Affairs--Purnendra Jain ; Institution Building and Policy Issues: Japan and International Organizations--Edward Newman ; Globalization and Regionalization in Japan’s Foreign Policy--Chung-in Moon and Hankyu Park ; Defense and Disarmament Issues in Japan--Jitsuo Tsuchiyama ; Changes in Japan's Official Development Assistance--Akiko Fukushima ; Japan's Role in Peacekeeping Operations and Humanitarian Assistance--Caroline Rose ; Japan’s Contribution to International Human Rights--Ian Neary ; Japan’s Global Environmental Policy--Hiroshi Ohta ; Regional and Bilateral Relations : Japan and the United States--Tsuneo Akaha ; Japan and East Asia--Matake Kamiya ; Japan and Southeast Asia--Lam Peng Er ; Japan and South Asia--Purnendra Jain ; Japan and the European Union--Reihnard Drifte ; The Waiting Game: Japanese-Russian Relations--Chris Braddick ; Japan and Australia--Rikki Kerste

    Introduction: Beyond karaoke diplomacy?

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    Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra Jai

    Indian foreign policy: The quest for greatness

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    For a country with a vast population, landmass and pivotal geographical location, India has been slow to realize expectations of becoming a world power. Seven decades since winning independence from British colonial rule, it remains in the category of predicted future great powers and superpowers whose best time under the sun still lies ahead. The impression that it has the potential to take on a truly prominent role in world affairs but struggles to live up to the billing is writ large in assessments of India by both critics and admirers (Karnad, 2015; Chandler and Zainulbhai, 2013)

    Political parties and democracy : contemporary Western Europe and Asia

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    The role of political parties in a democracy is often under scrutiny. Rhetoric crying for more effective or reflective or representative democracy often lacks data to back up its claims. This book provides readers with a wealth of empirical detail: a refreshing and meticulous examination of political parties in ten democracies in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia. It aims at providing skeptics and supporters of political parties alike with down-to-earth empirical realities. It is a must-read for everyone interested in the future of political parties and democracy in a century of globalization.Introduction : political parties and democracy in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia / Jean Blondel and Takashi Inoguchi. -- Britain / Jean Blondel. -- France / Jean Blondel and J. L. Thiebault. -- Germany / Martin Elff. -- Italy / Jean Blondel and N. Conti. -- The Netherlands / Rudy B. Andeweg. -- Japan / Takashi Inoguchi. -- South Korea / Cheol Hee Park. -- Thailand / Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee. -- Indonesia / Sunny Tanuwidjaja. -- Philippines / Julio C. Teehankee. -- Conclusion : toward the Elaboration of a General Theory of Parties : the Cases of Western Europe and of East and Southeast Asia / Takashi Inoguchi and Jean Blonde
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