| ID | 084985 |
| Title Proper | Pressure and protection |
| Other Title Information | cold war geopolitics and nation-building in South Korea, South Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Linantud, John L |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper compares the failures and successes of nation-building in South Korea, South Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand between 1954 and 1991. The primary argument is that several key elements of Cold War geopolitics interacted with each other, and the unique external and internal politics of each regime, to create divergent frameworks and margins for error that influenced the willingness and ability of each state to assume the burdens of nation-building. In all four states, moreover, the success of nation-building depended on finding the right balance between geopolitical pressure and protection to augment local narratives of security, nationalism, and legitimacy |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 13, No. 4; 2008: p635-656 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol. 13, No. 4; 2008: p635-656 |
| Key Words | Cold War - Geopolitics ; Geopolitics - Nation Building - South Korea ; Geopolitics - Nation Building - South Vietnam ; Geopolitics - Nation Building - Philippines ; Geopolitics - Nation Building - Thailand |