China And The Pursuit Of Harmony In World Politics
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Author |
: Adam Grydehøj |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 77 |
Release |
: 2021-11-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000531824 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000531821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis China and the Pursuit of Harmony in World Politics by : Adam Grydehøj
Focusing on the role of harmony in Chinese international relations (IR) theory, this book seeks to illuminate Chinese understandings of world politics and foreign policy. Taking a decolonial approach and rooted in China's cultural and epistemic terms, the title first describes three traditions of the concept of harmony in ancient Chinese thought and then analyses three strands of contemporary Chinese IR theory that draw upon this traditional thinking. Despite their similarities in advocating a radical deepening of China's relations with other countries and intense interdependence as essential for global peace and prosperity, these Chinese IR theories understand the concept of harmony in different ways and present different recommendations for achieving harmonious relations. Based on this framework of harmonious IR, Chinese social scientists also argue for new directions in Chinese foreign policy in a manner that is complementary with China's policymaking system. In the case-study section, the authors apply harmonious IR perspectives to the Belt and Road Initiative and demonstrate how a better understanding of Chinese IR theories can shed light on motivations behind Chinese foreign policy. This work will be a valuable reference for scholars, students, policymakers, and general readers interested in Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese IR theory, and ancient Chinese philosophy.
Author |
: Astrid H. M. Nordin |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2016-04-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317370031 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317370031 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis China's International Relations and Harmonious World by : Astrid H. M. Nordin
As scholars and publics look for alternatives to what is understood as a violent Western world order, many claim that China can provide such an alternative through the Chinese dream of a harmonious world. This book takes this claim seriously and examines its effects by tracing the notion across several contexts: the policy documents and speeches that launched harmony as an official term under previous president Hu Jintao; the academic literatures that asked what a harmonious world might look like; the propaganda and mega events that aimed to illustrate it; the online spoofing culture that is used to criticise and avoid "harmonization"; and the incorporation of harmony into current president Xi Jinping’s "Chinese dream". This book finds contemporary Chinese society and international relations saturated with harmony. Yet, rather than offering an alternative to problems in "Western" thought, it counter-intuitively argues that harmony has not taken place, is not taking place, and will not take place. The argument unfolds as a contribution to wider debates on time, space and multiplicity in world politics. Offering analysis of the important but understudied concept of harmony, Nordin provides new and creative insights into wider contemporary issues in Chinese politics, society and scholarship. The book also suggests a creative and novel methodology for studying foreign policy concepts more broadly, drawing on critical thinkers in innovative ways and in a new empirical context. It will be of interest to students and scholars of IR, Chinese foreign and security policy and IR theory.
Author |
: Astrid H. M. Nordin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1315671409 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781315671406 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis China's International Relations and Harmonious World by : Astrid H. M. Nordin
Author |
: Rosita Dellios |
Publisher |
: Lexington Books |
Total Pages |
: 173 |
Release |
: 2012-12-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780739168349 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0739168347 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis China's Quest for Global Order by : Rosita Dellios
The “rise of China” has become a ubiquitous and often menacing term in global politics. China’s Quest for Global Order: From Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World, by Rosita Dellios, PhD, and R. James Ferguson, PhD, examines how China’s leadership has responded to this depiction and the strategic approaches that have been developed to ameliorate threat perceptions. Rather than simply reassuring others that its “rise” is peaceful, China has taken proactive steps to reduce possible conflicts. Beijing seeks to shape the emerging global governance order as both non-threatening to itself and productive in transnational problem-solving. Borrowing from its own Confucian heritage to promote a harmonious world policy, China’s contribution to world order is likely to be more robust than the “responsible stakeholder” epithet upon which the West has pinned its collective hopes. The book interprets China’s quest for global order from Chinese perspectives, old and new, and provides the relevant philosophical and historical background to engage the reader in the ensuing debates. The authors also contextualize Chinese concepts with those from contemporary international relations, strategic studies and systems thinking. Their resultant contributions to existing analyses include the notion of “Confucian geopolitics” and the interplay between strategic theatres of cooperation and protection.
Author |
: Julia Tao |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2009-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135181529 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135181527 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Governance for Harmony in Asia and Beyond by : Julia Tao
Harmony has become a major challenge for modern governance in the twenty-first century because of the multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-ethnic character of our increasingly globalized societies. Governments all over the world are facing growing pressure to integrate the many diverse elements and subcultures which make up modern pluralistic societies. This book examines the idea of harmony, and its place in politics and governance, both in theory and practice, in Asia, the West and elsewhere. It explores and analyses the meanings, mechanisms, dimensions and methodologies of harmony as a normative political ideal in both Western and Asian philosophical traditions. The book argues that in Western political thought - which sees politics as primarily concerned with resolving social conflicts and protecting individual rights - the concept of harmony has often been neglected. In contrast, since earliest times harmony or ‘he’ has been a profound theme in Confucian thought, and current leaders of many East Asian governments, and the Chinese government, have explicitly declared that the realisation of a harmonious society is their aim. The book also assesses how harmony is pursued, jeopardized or deformed in the real world of politics, based upon empirical analysis of a variety of different cultural, social and political contexts, including: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Denmark, Latin America and the Scandinavian countries. It shows how harmony as an organizing concept can help to promote new thinking in governance, and overcome problems of modern-day governance like distrust, adversarial conflicts, hyper-individualism, coercive state intervention, and free-market alienation. It also discusses the potential problems posed by the pursuit of harmony, in particular in the grave threat of totalitarianism, and considers how these risks could best be mitigated.
Author |
: John J. Mearsheimer |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 572 |
Release |
: 2003-01-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393076240 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393076245 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition) by : John J. Mearsheimer
"A superb book.…Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—Barry R. Posen, The National Interest The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no: a rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.
Author |
: Daniel A. Bell |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2010-04-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400834822 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400834821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis China's New Confucianism by : Daniel A. Bell
What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one of the few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint an unexpected portrait of a society undergoing faster and more sweeping changes than anywhere else on earth. With a storyteller's eye for detail, Daniel Bell observes the rituals, routines, and tensions of daily life in China. China's New Confucianism makes the case that as the nation retreats from communism, it is embracing a new Confucianism that offers a compelling alternative to Western liberalism. Bell provides an insider's account of Chinese culture and, along the way, debunks a variety of stereotypes. He presents the startling argument that Confucian social hierarchy can actually contribute to economic equality in China. He covers such diverse social topics as sex, sports, and the treatment of domestic workers. He considers the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, wondering whether Chinese overcompetitiveness might be tempered by Confucian civility. And he looks at education in China, showing the ways Confucianism impacts his role as a political theorist and teacher. By examining the challenges that arise as China adapts ancient values to contemporary society, China's New Confucianism enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation. In a new preface, Bell discusses the challenges of promoting Confucianism in China and the West.
Author |
: Chiung-Chiu Huang |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2016-04-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317123705 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317123700 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Harmonious Intervention by : Chiung-Chiu Huang
Two major features of international relations at the beginning of the 21st century are global governance and the rise of China. Global governance, advocating global norms, requires intervention into sovereign domains in defiance of those norms. However, an ascendant China adheres to a classic stance on sovereign integrity which prohibits such intervention. Whether or not China will ultimately Sinicize global governance or become assimilated into global norms remains both a theoretical and a practical challenge. Both challenges come from China’s alternative style of global governance, which embodies the doctrine of 'balance of relationship,' in contrast with the familiar international relations embedded in ’balance of power’ or ’balance of interest.’ An understanding of China’s intervention policy based upon the logic of balance of relationship is therefore the key to tackling the anxiety precipitated by these theoretical as well as practical challenges.
Author |
: Judith F. Kornberg |
Publisher |
: UBC Press |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780774811804 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0774811803 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis China in World Politics by : Judith F. Kornberg
This fully revised and updated text introduces students toChina’s foreign policy, past and present, and the factors thatmay influence the country’s future policy agenda. Exploring thenew dynamics of China’s regional and international roles, theauthors outline the political, security, economic, and social issuesthe country faces in the emerging twenty-first century.
Author |
: Orville Schell |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 497 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780679643470 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0679643478 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wealth and Power by : Orville Schell
Two leading experts on China evaluate its rise throughout the past one hundred fifty years, sharing portraits of key intellectual and political leaders to explain how China transformed from a country under foreign assault to a world giant.