| ID | 167670 |
| Title Proper | US Bias in the Study of Asian Security |
| Other Title Information | using Europe to Study Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kang, David C ; David C Kang, Alex Yu-Ting Lin ; Lin, Alex Yu-Ting |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Scholars have been particularly hampered in their explanations and understanding of Asian security because they often learn little about Asia in their graduate training. The international relations (IR) literature draws an overwhelming proportion of its empirical source material from the European historical experience. We show that the curricula and training that graduate students of international relations receive in the United States are overwhelmingly focused on European examples. In short, the median American scholar of IR is deeply comfortable with European examples and analogies and has almost no exposure to Asian examples and history. Thus, when faced with Asian examples, they are considered within the context they are taught: through the European lens. We conclude with a call for greater attention to the empirical reality that is Asia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Global security Studies Vol. 4, No.3; Jul 2019: p.393–401 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Global security Studies Vol: 4 No 3 |
| Key Words | International Security ; Asian International Relations ; US Bias |