Overview
Examines the background to and consequences of the disputed occupation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands group
Shows that while the occupation was just one of many carried out by virtually all of the Spratly claimants
Addresses the consequences of the occupation, the lessons learned from it, and how China have dealt with the issue
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This seven-chapter book examines the background to and consequences of the disputed occupation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands group of the South China Sea (SCS) by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), from the mid-1990s to the present day. Although Mischief Reef has received significant media attention and has been discussed in academic journal articles and policy research reports, no books on the topic have appeared since a 30-page publication in 1996. By covering the topic in historical, domestic political, legal, economic, strategic, and geo-political terms, this book not only fills a gap on a particularly important issue with global consequences, but also acts as a follow-on to a previous Palgrave book by this author on another maritime dispute, Socotra Rock. This book will be of interest to journalists, scholars and legal theorists researching the implications of China's rise for maritime disputes in East Asia.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Senan Fox is a Lecturer in the School of International Studies, Kanazawa University in Japan, and specializes in East Asia maritime disputes and related issues. With a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, he has been awarded funding from the University of Tokyo for research on these regional disputes, and more recently from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for research on China’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea and also the Konosuke Matsushita (Panasonic) Memorial Foundation for research into Sino-Japanese relations and rare-earth elements.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mischief Reef
Book Subtitle: China, the Philippines, and a Disputed Atoll in the South China Sea
Authors: Senan Fox
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3884-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3883-1Published: 14 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3884-8Published: 13 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 228
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Maritime Economics, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict