Identity, Trust, and Reconciliation in East Asia

This edited collection explores how East Asia's painful history continues to haunt the relationships between its countries and peoples. Through a largely social-psychological and constructivist lens, the authors examine the ways in which historical memory and unmet identity needs generates mutual suspicion, xenophobic nationalism and tensions in the bilateral and trilateral relationships within the region. This text not only addresses some of the domestic drivers of Japanese, Chinese and South Korean foreign policy - and the implications of increasingly autocratic rule in all three countries - but also analyses the way in which new security mechanisms and processes advancing trust, confidence and reconciliation can replace those generating mistrust, antagonism and insecurity.

Aceasta colectie editata exploreaza modul in care istoria dureroasa a Asiei de Est continua sa bantuie relatiile dintre tarile si popoarele sale. Printr-o lentila social-psihologica si constructivista in mare parte, autorii examineaza modalitatile prin care memoria istorica si nevoile de identitate nesatisfacute genereaza suspiciuni reciproce, nationalism xenofob si tensiuni in relatiile bilaterale si trilaterale din regiune.