CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Chamadia, Bihu |
|---|---|
| Title | Role Of Identity In The Making Of Regional Security Bloc: The Case Of Northeast Asia |
| Summary | The thesis aims to answer¬– why there is a lack of multilateral security alliance in Northeast Asia? Can a constructivist approach explain this absence? The mainstream IR theories have failed to explain the lack of such multilateral institution. The thesis thus, employs Constructivist approach and takes identity as a variable in order to explain this absence. The research argues that due to the lack of regional identity and strong national identity, the region is devoid a security regime involving major powers. Moreover, the research also argues for the necessity to demarcate and differentiate the sub-regions correctly in order to mitigate the fallacy in analysis that wrongly demarcated geographical sub-regionals can create. For the research the idea of self-perception of each state is mapped through the rhetoric on Nationalism in each state vis-à-vis other states in the region. The thesis employs three methods of research– First, Case studies, using case studies of episodes of heightened tension such as the South China sea and East China sea crisis and its coverage by media of respective countries. Second, Text analysis of speeches and interviews by political elites and diplomats over such disputes. Third, analysis of social media, Chinese social media posts will be analysed during rather peaceful times to inquire into a general discussion among the population viz-a-viz each country. The research surveys the Chinese social media platform Weibo to map out the discussion on Japan and S. Korea in the Chinese society. For the analysis of rhetoric on Nationalism in mainstream media, the research uses the newspaper articles in Global Times, Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily) and Xinhua net. |
| Supervisor | LaRoche, Chirstopher |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/chamadia_bihu.pdf |
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