Activists, alliances, and anti-U.S. base protests / Andrew Yeo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeo, Andrew, 1978-

Series:

Cambridge studies in contentious politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military bases, American--Foreign countries.

Military bases, American.

Military bases, American--Political aspects.

Military bases, American--Social aspects.

Protest movements.

Military relations.

Foreign countries.

United States--Military relations--Foreign countries.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Summary:

"No other country maintains a global military presence comparable to the United States. Yet outside the United States, considerable debate exists about what this presence is about and how well it serves national and global interests. Anti-U.S. base protests, played out in parliaments and the streets of host nations, continue to arise in different parts of the world. In a novel approach fusing international relations theory with social movement perspectives, this book examines the impact of anti-base movements and the important role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author explains not only when and how anti-base movements matter, but also how host governments balance between domestic and international pressure on base-related issues. Drawing on interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers, and U.S. base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), Ecuador, Italy, and South Korea, the author finds that the security and foreign policy ideas held by host government elites act as a political opportunity or barrier for anti-base movements, influencing their ability to challenge overseas U.S. basing policies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Anti-Base Movements and the Security Consensus Framework 12

2 Under a Weak Security Consensus: Philippine Anti-Base Movements, 1990-1991 35

3 The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Anti-Base Movements in Okinawa, 1995-1996 63

4 Anti-Base Movements in Ecuador and Italy 86

5 South Korean Anti-Base Movements and the Resilience of the Security Consensus 118

6 Alliance Relations and the Security Consensus Across Time 149

7 Activists, Alliances, and the Future of U.S. Basing Strategy 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107002470

1107002478

9780521175562

0521175569

OCLC:

688559403