Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia. Foreign Policies and the Korean Peninsula

This collective intellectual endeavor opens the door to an emerging new filed of collaborative public diplomacy, 'civic diplomacy', in which civil society organizations as well as local governments collaborate via transnational networks to envision, propagate, and implement shared solutions to such complex global problems as environmental, energy, nuclear, and urban insecurity.
—Prof. Taehwan Kim, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Will the complex interdependencies of today’s world spawn a chaotic war of all against all or a self-organizing, bottom-up collaboration for shared objectives? Peter Hayes and colleagues from many countries argue that civil society organizations and transnational networks can contribute mightily to solving global problems. Optimists and pessimists take note: the authors identify the obstacles to realizing their vision but—illustrating theory with rich case studies—they argue that existing patterns of transnational collaboration prefigure a new, hybrid identity transcending identity rooted in statehood. It can only be hoped that government and business leaders as well as all members of civic society in the Republic of Korea consider and act on these arguments.
—Walter Clemens, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University, and Associate,
Harvard University Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
This book raises critical issues, researches them from many different angles, and offers provocative conclusions. It is a fresh look at complex global problems that must be solved.
—Professor Wang Yanjia, Energy and Environmental Technology Center, Tsinghua University
Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia offers the latest understanding of complex global problems in the region, including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change. Detailed case studies of China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and ‘civic diplomacy’ in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond.
Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia’s security. In doing so, the book identifies key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes—especially ones that reduce the North Korean threat to its neighbors.
Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia presents strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security, and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues that official ‘complex diplomacy’ cannot.
By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, this volume is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists, and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time.
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability has generously contributed towards the publication of this volume.
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability has generously contributed towards the publication of this volume.
Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia. Foreign Policies and the Korean Peninsula
Peter Hayes and Kiho Yi (eds) | June 2015
470 | 38 colour illustrations | 6.14" x 9.21" (234 x 156 mm)
ISBN Paperback: 9781783741120
ISBN Hardback: 9781783741137
ISBN Digital (PDF): 9781783741144
ISBN Digital ebook (epub): 9781783741151
ISBN Digital ebook (mobi): 9781783741168
ISBN Digital (XML): 9781783746446
DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0059
BIC subject codes: JPSD (Diplomacy), 1FP (East Asia, Far East), JPSF (Arms negotiation and control); BISAC: SOC002010 (SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social), HIS037000 (HISTORY / World), HIS054000 (HISTORY / Social History), HIS039000 (HISTORY / Civilization); OCLC Number: 968350307.
Contributors
Preface
Peter Hayes and Kiho Yi
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1. IntroductionPeter Hayes, Kiho Yi, and Joan Diamond
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2. Global Problems, Complexity, and Civil Society in East AsiaPeter Hayes and Richard Tanter
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3. Energy Security and the Role of Green Economies in East AsiaDavid von Hippel with Yi Wang, Kae Takase, Tetsunari Iida, Myungrae Cho, and Sun-Jin Yun
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4. Urban Security and Complexity in Northeast AsiaSanghun Lee and Takayuki Minato with Peter Hayes
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5. Complexity and Weapons of Mass Destruction in Northeast AsiaPeter Hayes and Roger Cavazos
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6. The Implications of Civic Diplomacy for ROK Foreign PolicyKiho Yi and Peter Hayes with Joan Diamond, Steven Denney, Christopher Green, and Jungmin Seo
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7. Anticipating Complex Northeast Asian Futures Peter Hayes, Joan Diamond, and Kiho Yi
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