Australian Foreign Policy in Asia

Reconceptualises Australia's 'middle power' statusDiscusses the history of the 'middle power' conceptProposes a future for Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific

Reconceptualises Australia's 'middle power' status Discusses the history of the 'middle power' concept Proposes a future for Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific

Autorentext
Allan Patience is a Principal Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has held chairs in political science and Asian studies in Australia and Japan and visiting academic appointments in China, Taiwan, Burma, and Papua New Guinea.

Klappentext
This book proposes a fresh approach to identifying states that lay claim to middle powers status in international politics. It focuses on the dependent nature of Australia's middle power imagining which is at the core of the country's foreign policy in the Asia Pacific. It shows how this flawed middle power imagining contributes to Australia's positioning as an awkward partner in its relations with major states in East and Southeast Asia.
Allan Patience is a Principal Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has held chairs in political science and Asian studies in Australia and Japan and visiting academic appointments in China, Taiwan, Burma, and Papua New Guinea.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Chapter 1: Liminal Australia in Asia.- Chapter 2: Middle Powers and Awkward Partners.- Chapter 3: Australia's Middle Power Imagining.- Chapter 4: To Be or Not to Be in Asia?.- Chapter 5: Japan: 'Australia's Best Friend in Asia'?.- Chapter 6: 'Fear and Greed'? Australia's Relations with China.- Chapter 7: To Appease or Offend? Australia's Indonesian Dilemma.- Chapter 8: Middle Power or Global Citizen?.- Bibliography.