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Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvAndrew Yeo

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Anti-U.S. base protests, played out in parliaments and the streets of host nations, continue to arise in different parts of the world. In a novel approach, this book examines the impact of anti-base movements and the important role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author explains not only when and how anti-base movements matter, but also how host governments balance between domestic and international pressure on base-related issues. Drawing on interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers and U.S. base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), Ecuador, Italy and South Korea, the author finds that the security and foreign policy ideas held by host government elites act as a political opportunity or barrier for anti-base movements, influencing their ability to challenge overseas U.S. basing policies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-07-11
Mått160 x 241 x 16 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Antal sidor240
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107002470

Tillhör följande kategorier

1. Activists, alliances and the politics of overseas U.S. bases; 2. Anti-base movements and the security consensus framework; 3. Under a weak security consensus: Philippine anti-base movements, 1990–1991; 4. The U.S.-Japan alliance and anti-base movements in Okinawa, 1995–1996; 5. Anti-base movements in Ecuador and Italy; 6. South Korean anti-base movements and the resilience of the security consensus; 7. Alliance relations and the security consensus across time; 8. Activists, alliances and the future of U.S. basing strategy.

“Andrew Yeo has written a fascinating book, sweeping in scope and bold in conception. The issue of maintaining America's forward presence in a rapidly changing international environment has attracted much attention in recent years, but to date there has been no study as thorough as this one. It is sure to be of great interest to scholars, policy makers and students of international affairs.” – Thomas Berger, Boston University