Sovereignty under challenge : how governments respond / John D. Montgomery, Nathan Glazer, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montgomery, John D. (John Dickey), 1920-2008, author.

Glazer, Nathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty.

Sovereignty--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Sovereignty-the authority of a state to wield ultimate power over its territory, its citizens, its institutions-is everywhere undergoing change as states respond in various ways to the challenges posed, from above and below. "Above" the state is the widening net of international institutions and treaties dealing with human rights, trade, investment, and monetary affairs; and "below" it are rising claims within states from long-resident groups discontented with the political order and from new migrants testing its authority. Sovereignty under Challenge deals with a range of such challenges and responses, analyzed in authoritative studies by leading scholars. The introductory chapter sets forth the theme that sovereignty is asserted clearly, but often unpredictably, when governments respond to challenge. It suggests ways of classifying these responses as variables that help explain the changing nature of sovereignty. Part 1, "The Citizen and the State," treats the rising tide of dual citizenship and the concerns this arouses in the United States; the work of national human rights commissions in Asia; and the challenge posed to the state by the Falungong movement in China. The two chapters in Part 2, "The Government as Decision-Maker," examine Japan's response to global warming and the problems of the World Health Organization in orchestrating collaboration among Southeast Asian states in implementing infectious disease control. Part 3, "Sovereignty and Culture," looks at conflicts engendered by outside change on indigenous economic, cultural, and legal institutions in India, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The chapters in Part 4, "Sovereignty and the Economy," analyze the economic and cultural instability induced by Chinese migration to Russia's far east; the impact on state sovereignty brought about by transnational regulatory campaigns and

social activism; the question of indigenous land rights in the Philippines; and the impact of transnational cor.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introductory Note

Introduction

1. Sovereignty in Transition

Part 1: The Citizen and the State

2. Dual Citizenship as a Challenge to Sovereignty

3. National Human Rights Commissions in Asia

4. Challenging the State: Falungong and Regulatory Dilemmas in China

Part 2: The Government as Decision-Maker

5. From Heat to Light?: Japan's Changing Response to Global Warming

6. Orchestrating Collaboration Among Contending States: The World Health Organization and Infectious Disease Control in Southeast Asia

Part 3: Sovereignty and Culture

7. Challenging Sovereignty: India, TRIPS, and the WTO

8. Domesticating Foreign Ideas in the Adoption of New Institutions: Evidence from Fiji and Indonesia

9. Judicial Process and Dilemmas of Legitimacy and Sovereignty: The Malaysian Case in Comparative Perspective

Part 4: Sovereignty and the Economy

10. Desecuritizing Sovereignty: Economic Interest and Responses to Political Challenges of Chinese Migration in the Russian Far East

11. Doing Well by Doing Good? Transnational Regulatory Campaigns, Social Activism, and Impacts on State Sovereignty

12. Indigenous Land Rights: Who Controls the Philippine Public Domain?

13. Sovereignty On Line: The Challenges of Transnational Corporations and Information Technology in Asia

Conclusion

14. State Sovereignty: Alive and Well

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

1-351-48862-7

OCLC:

1004354526