Think tanks and non-traditional security : governance entrepreneurs in Asia /: governance entrepreneurs in Asia. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Erin Zimmerman.
• Authors: Zimmerman, Erin
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Contemporary security in Asia; Order of exposition; 2 Discursive Institutionalism and Institutional Change; Introduction; Think tanks as ideational actors; Discursive institutionalism; Discursive institutionalism and think tanks; Types of discourse; Discursive strategies; Problem framing/agenda setting; Networks; Institutionalisation; Conclusion; 3 Think Tanks and Non-Traditional Security; Introduction; Non-traditional security in Asia; Think tanks as political actors. Track II diplomacy: Creating political spaceConclusion; Methodology; Rationale; Research design; Justification of case studies; Sources of data for illustrative cases; Semi-structured interviews; Author observations; Limitations; Conclusion; 4 Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Institutes of Strategic and International Studies; Introduction; AI as a political actor; AI and discursive space; AI and the non-traditional security agenda; Problem framing and agenda setting; Networking; Institutionalisation; Conclusion. 5 Expanding Beyond ASEAN: Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia PacificIntroduction; CSCAP and AI; CSCAP as a political actor; CSCAP and discursive space; CSCAP and the NTS agenda; Problem framing and agenda setting; Networks and epistemic communities; Localisation; Institutionalisation; Conclusion; 6 The International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Shangri-La Dialogue; Introduction; The Shangri-La Dialogue as a political actor; The Shangri-La Dialogue and discursive space; The Shangri-La Dialogue and the non-traditional security agenda; Problem framing and agenda setting. NetworksInstitutionalisation; Conclusion; 7 The MacArthur Foundation's Asia Security Initiative; Introduction; Background; The Asia Security Initiative as an ideational actor; The Asia Security Initiative and discursive space; The Asia Security Initiative and the non-traditional security agenda; Problem framing and agenda setting; Networks; Institutionalisation; Conclusion; 8 Think Tanks as Governance Entrepreneurs; Think tanks as political actors; The importance of discourse and discursive space; Ideas and institutional change; Where to from here? Think tanks and the future of security governanceConclusion; Appendix A: List of Institutes in the Asia Security Initiative; List of Interviews; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 214 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 355/.033/059; Political science; Human security -- Asia; National security -- Asia; Research institutes -- Asia; HISTORY -- Military -- Other; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Human security; National security; Research institutes; Social policy; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Warfare & defence; Political science & theory; International relations; Politics and war; Political communication; International relations; Politics & government; Asia -- Social policy; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137488251; 1137488255
• Related ISBNs: 9781349578924; 1137488247; 9781137488244
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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