Europe-Asia Relations Building Multilateralisms

by Balme, Richard; Bridges, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780230550674
• ISBN10: 0230550673
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The EU is now a major player in globalization due to its economic power and position in trade relations. The enlargement has led to a higher IR profile for the EU and EU external diplomacy has been deeply affected by the events surrounding 9/11. At the same time economic development and transition politics have also transformed regional and international relations among the Asian states over the past two decades. Europe and Asia are therefore two major centres for the development of multi-polar and multi-lateral relations. This volume explores the substance and manner in which the member countries of the EU and their Asian counterparts interact at bilateral, multi-lateral and inter-regional levels.

Author Biography

RICHARD BALME is Professor at Sciences Po, Paris and is Academic Director of the Global Public Policy Program in China at Peking University, China. BRIAN BRIDGES is Professor in the Department of Politics and Sociology at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Box	p. vii
List of Acronyms	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Notes on the Contributors	p. xv
Introducing Asia, Europe and the Challenges of Globalization	p. 1
Inter-Regional Relations in a Globalizing Context	p. 25
Europe-Asia: The Historical Limits of a 'Soft' Relationship	p. 27
EU Foreign Policy and Asia	p. 47
The Asia Strategy of the European Union and Asia-EU Economic Relations: History and New Developments	p. 66
EU-ASEAN Relations and Policy-Learning	p. 83
Asian Migrants in Europe: The Need for a Global Perspective	p. 103
Patterns of Bilateralism	p. 123
A European Strategy Towards China? The Limits of Integration in Foreign Policy Making	p. 125
China's Strategic Thinking: The Role of the European Union	p. 145
Taiwan and Europe	p. 172
From an Issue-specific to a Global Partnership: Japan and the European Union	p. 195
The European Union and the Korean Conundrum	p. 213
India-EU Relations: Building a Strategic Partnership	p. 233
Index of Names	p. 257
Index of Subjects	p. 261
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