Defense policies of East Central European countries after 1989 Creating stability in a time of uncertainty James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki The 2014 Ukrainian-Crimean crisis has raised serious questions in the West about Russian motivations and future policy directions. Now more than ever, it is imperative to explore the defensive perceptions, reactions, and preparations of neighbouring countries, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Is there a convergence of their approaches along similar paths, or do their different cultures and historical experiences prefigure a divergence of their defense policies? James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University; Jacek Lubecki is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University 200pp. 234x156mm HB ISBN 978-1-5261-1042-8 December 2018 / £75.00 / $115.00 Also available in Ebook
The European Union in the Asia-Pacific
Understanding governance in contemporary Japan
Rethinking Europe’s strategies and policies
Transformation and the regulatory state
Edited by Weiqing Song and Jianwei Wang
Masahiro Mogaki
Since the mid-1990s, the European Union has defined the Asia-Pacific as one of its key strategic targets on its ambitious road towards a global power. Over the past decades, big changes have taken place on both sides and the wider world. It’s high time to evaluate the EU’s performance in its Asian policy. In fact, the EU is at a crossroads with its Asia-Pacific policy. On several aspects, the EU is compelled to redefine its interests and roles, and rethink its strategies and policies towards the dynamic and ever important Asia-Pacific region. This volume addresses this theme, by elaborating the general context, major issues and countries in the EU’s Asia-Pacific policy. Weiqing Song is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Jianwei Wang is Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Macau, Macao SAR, China 232pp. 234x156mm HB ISBN 978-1-5261-3185-0 January 2019 / £75.00 / $115.00 12 tables, 15 graphs / Also available in Ebook
This book explores the transformation of the Japanese state in response to the challenges of governance by focusing on two case studies: ICT regulation and antimonopoly regulation after the 1980s, which experienced a disjuncture and significant transformation within the period with approaches embracing competition. In so doing, it reveals the transformation of the state and governance in a Japanese context and presents itself as an example of the new governance school addressing the state, its transformation, and the governance of the political arena in Japanese politics and beyond, setting out a challenge to the established body of pluralist and rational choice literature in Japanese politics. Masahiro Mogaki is Lecturer at the International Centre, Keio University, Japan 192pp. 234x156mm HB ISBN 978-1-5261-1468-6 February 2019 / £75.00 / $115.00 4 charts / Also available in Ebook
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