Asian military evolutions : civil-military relations in Asia / edited by Alan Chong and Nicole Jenne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chong, Alan (Alan Chia Siong), editor.

Jenne, Nicole, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Asia.

Civil-military relations.

Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book explores civil-military relations in Asia. With chapters on individual countries in the region, it provides a comprehensive account of the range of contemporary Asian practices under conditions of abridged democracy, soft authoritarianism or complete totalitarianism.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Asian Military Evolutions

Entrenching Varieties of Civil-Military Relations and Their Security Initiatives in Asia

Southeast Asia

Fostering Developmental Guardianship: The Case of Myanmar's Tatmadaw

Business as Usual despite Reform: The Indonesian Military under Jokowi

Militarizing Governance: Informal Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Erosion in the Philippines

Mind the Gap: The Curious Case of Everyday Civil-Military Relations in Singapore

The Role of the Malaysian Armed Forces in Defence Diplomacy: A Foreign Policy Outworking of Civil-Military Relations in Malaysia

The Architecture and Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in Vietnam

The Stubborn Illiberalism and Trialectical Dynamics of Thailand's Civil-Military Relations

Peacekeeping: An Emerging Area of Southeast Asia's Defence and Security Cooperation?

Northeast Asia

Subjective Conditional Control: Return of the Strongman in China's Party-Army Relations

Military and Politics in Patrimonial North Korea

Curing National Insecurity through Developmental Authoritarianism in South Korea's Civil-Military Relations

Image Makeover: The Military Evolution of Japan's Self-Defense Forces

South Asia

The Deficient Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in India

Defence Diplomacy and Civil-Military Relations: The Case of Bangladesh

Conclusion: Asian Military Evolutions as a Contribution to Civil-Military Relations Thought

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781529229363

1529229367

9781529229332

1529229332

9781529229349

1529229340

OCLC:

1374061352