The Making of the Asia Pacific
Knowledge Brokers and the Politics of Representation
See Seng Tan
9789089644770
238 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
This illuminating volume critically surveys the power of narratives in shaping the discourse on the post-Cold War Asia Pacific. The author examines the purposes, practices, power relations and protagonists behind policy networks such as the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.
Author Bio
See Seng Tan is associate professor and deputy director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the Nanayang Technological University in Singapore.
