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Soft power in Japan-China relations : state, sub-state and non-state relations / Utpal Vyas.

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Soft power has tended to be overlooked in the field of international relations, often dismissed as lacking relevance or robustness as a theoretical concept. This book seeks to expand upon the idea of 'soft power' in international relations and to investigate how it actually functions by lo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Vyas, Utpal
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 29.
Subjects:
Japan > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Relations.
China > Relations.
International relations.
Diplomatic relations.
China.
Japan.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • International relations and the era of globalisation
  • The changing face of power in international relations
  • The increasing relevance of soft power in the global system
  • Japan and its relations with China
  • The relevance of non-state actors in international relations
  • Research questions and hypotheses
  • Three-level agent comparison framework
  • Structure of the book
  • 2. Theories of power in international relations
  • Introduction
  • Definitions of power
  • Realism and neorealism
  • Liberalism and neoliberalism
  • Critical theories
  • Constructivism
  • Conclusions
  • 3. Soft power: what is it and how does it function?
  • Introduction
  • What is soft power?
  • How is soft power created and utilised?
  • Japan's local governments and their internationalisation
  • Development of local government links with between Japan and China
  • History of Kobe's relationship with Tianjin and other Chinese cities
  • Issues in Kobe City's international activities
  • Local government as an agent of Japan's soft power
  • 7. The activities of the Japan-China Friendship Association in China
  • Non-state level agents
  • NGOs: definitions and origins
  • International NGOs in Japan
  • The Japan-China Friendship Association
  • Japan's NGOs as agents of soft power
  • 8. Conclusions
  • Introduction
  • Soft power agents in Japan's relations with China
  • Research questions and hypotheses revisited
  • Soft power, its agents and constructivism in international relations
  • Issues and possible areas for further research.

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