Order and Security in Southeast Asia: Essays in Memory of Michael LeiferMichael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. He was hugely influential through his extensive writings and his contacts with people in government and business in the region. In this book, many of Leifer's students, colleagues and friends come together to explore the key themes of his work on Southeast Asia, including the notion of 'order', security, maritime law and foreign policy. The book concludes with an overall assessment of Leifer's background, worldview and impact on his field. A scholarly and personal volume devoted to Leifer's vast contributions to the discipline of international relations, this text is a must-read for students and scholars specializing in the region. |
Contents
Michael Leifer and the prerequisites of regional order | 29 |
Michael Leifer the balance of power and international | 46 |
Untying Leifers discourse on order and power | 61 |
Institutions and multilateralism | 78 |
The ARF and | 93 |
Maritime security | 127 |
Foreign and security policymaking | 141 |
Michael Leifer on Cambodia and the Third Indochina Conflict | 161 |
Domestic security priorities balance of interests | 175 |
Michael Leifers reflections on the foreign policy of Singapore | 196 |
The domestic sources of regional order in Michael Leifers | 212 |
Leifer and the study of Southeast Asia | 228 |
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Order and Security in Southeast Asia: Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer Michael Leifer Limited preview - 2006 |
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References to this book
Australia as an Asia-Pacific Regional Power: Friendships in Flux? Brendan Taylor No preview available - 2007 |