Böcker av Peter J. Katzenstein

Katzenstein argues that regions have become critical to contemporary world politics, challenging those who emphasize the purportedly stubborn persistence of the nation-state or the inevitable march of globalization.

Contains essays which focus on Japan's championing of "comprehensive security". This book focuses on counter-terrorism and national security. It is suitable for students and scholars of Japanese politics, security studies and international relations.

Nonviolent state behavior in Japan, this book argues, results from the distinctive breadth with which the Japanese define security policy, making it inseparable from the quest for social stability through economic growth. While much of the literature...

Katzenstein maintains that democratic corporatism is an effective way of coping with a rapidly changing world-a more effective way than the United States and several other large industrial countries have yet managed to discover.

While paradigm-bound research has generated powerful insights in international relations, it has fostered a tunnel vision that hinders progress and widens the chasm between theory and policy. In this important new book, Sil and Katzenstein draw upon recent scholarship to illustrate the benefits of a more pragmatic and eclectic style of research.

Nobuo Okawara is Professor in the Faculty of Law at Kyushu University.