South Korea's Rise

Autorentext
Uk Heo is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and international scholar at Kyung Hee University. He is a co-author of South Korea since 1980 (Cambridge, 2010, with Terence Roehrig), the author of The Political Economy of Defense Spending around the World, and the co-author of The USSouth Korean Alliance, 19611988: Free-Riding or Bargaining? His research interests are focused on Korean security and political economy, North Korean nuclear crisis, defense economics, and democratisation. His works have appeared in the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Peace Research, International Interactions, Armed Forces and Society, Asian Survey, and others. Uk Heo received his PhD in political science from Texas A&M University and is a former president of the Association of Korean Political Studies.Terence Roehrig is a Professor in National Security Affairs and the Director of the Asia-Pacific Studies Group at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He is also a Research Fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University in the International Security Program and the Project on Managing the Atom. He is the author of the forthcoming book Japan, South Korea, and the US Nuclear Umbrella: Extended Deterrence and Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World. In addition, he is a co-author of South Korea since 1980 (Cambridge, 2010, with Uk Heo) and the author of From Deterrence to Engagement: The US Defense Commitment to South Korea. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Korean and East Asian security issues, the Northern Limit Line, the US-South Korea alliance, human rights, and transitional justice. Dr Roehrig received his PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is a past President of the Association of Korean Political Studies.

Klappentext
This book explores South Korea's phenomenal economic rise and the impact that this has had on the country's foreign policy.

Zusammenfassung
South Korea's phenomenal rise has been studied extensively in relation to democratisation and economic development. Through a comprehensive evaluation of South Korea's bilateral and multilateral relationships, Heo and Roehrig explore South Korea's rise in a different context, illuminating the impact that economic development has had on the country's foreign policy.

Inhalt
1. Introduction; 2. Economic development, state power and foreign policy; 3. Inter-Korean relations: confrontation, economic exchanges, and the nuclear crisis; 4. South Korea and the United States: from dependency to partnership; 5. South Korea, Russia, and China: from adversaries to economic partners; 6. South Korea and Japan: an ambivalent relationship; 7. South Korea and the European Union: evolving cooperation and competition; 8. South Korea and India; 9. South Korea and the developing world: Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia; 10. Contributing to the international community: from consumer to producer; 11. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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