Beyond Compliance - (Studies in Asian Security) by Ann Kent (Paperback)

About the Book

This book analyzes China's interactions with leading international organizations, and concludes that international engagement is the key to the gradual socialization of "rogue" states.

Book Synopsis

This book analyzes China's interactions with leading international organizations, and concludes that international engagement is the key to the gradual socialization of "rogue" states.

Review Quotes

"Beyond Compliance shows the landscape and dynamics of compliance and cooperation by connecting relevant theories in both IL and IR with specific case from different perspectives."--Yuan Zhengqing "Japanese Journal of Political Science"

"Kent has written a superb historical chronology of China's increasing entanglement with international organizations. Beyond Compliance will be an invaluable resource for Asian security specialists and students of Chinese foreign policy."--Jeffrey T. Checkel, Department of Political Science "University of Oslo"

"Kent's discussion is well written, and provides a clear and thorough overview of the detailed and complex material on which she relies."--Australian International Law Journal

"This superb study of China's participation in international organizations fills a curious but important void in the secondary literature on Chinese foreign policy. Despite China's rise and full emergence on the world stage, there has been a remarkable absence of book-length studies of the People's Republic of China's participation in intergovernmental organizations. Now Ann Kent's Beyond Compliance more than fills the void. This is a work of major significance that will become the staple on the subject for many years."--Journal of Asian Studies

"Kent looks at the role international organizations, treaties, and the interdependent world system have played in China's growing compliance... Kent's case studies are insightful, comprehensive, and invaluable in understanding China's behavior in multilateral organizations. Highly recommended."--CHOICE

"With such a complete, well-organized analysis as Kent's in this volume, it is hard to ask for more of a study...this book provides stellar research and analysis that represent an exemplary model for scholars in the fields of China studies, international relations, and comparative politics."--China Review International

About the Author

Ann Kent is a Visiting Fellow in the College of Law at the Australian National University. She is the author of numerous books and articles on China and international organizations.