Introduction. Determinants of International Relations in the East Asian Context
Introduction. Determinants of International Relations in the East Asian Context

Author(s): Karol Żakowski
Subject(s): Economic policy, International relations/trade, Developing nations, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: international relations; East Asia
Summary/Abstract: The case studies presented in this monograph indicate that the international reality cannot be easily reduced to one single dimension. Each IR theory provides only a partial truth on the factors influencing foreign policy making. International relations in East Asia resemble a mosaic of intertwining processes of globalization and regionalization, interests of global and regional powers, local social and economic conditions, national institutional arrangements, and even personal factors. Sometimes a sudden change of one small element in this mosaic suffices to influence the whole system. Instead of providing a simplified interpretation of these processes, the proposed monograph tries to illustrate them in their entire complexity.

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