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Rethinking Peace and Con ict
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Identity, Trust,
and Reconciliation
in East Asia
Dealing with Painful History to Create
a Peaceful Present
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KevinPClements
NationalCentreforPeaceandConflictStudies
UniversityofOtago
Dunedin,Otago,NewZealand
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“This book could not be more timely or more important. With China’s rise and the
waningofUSinfluenceinEastAsia,itiscrucialtounderstandthehistoricandcurrent
relationships in the region in order to prevent any escalation of conflict. This book
makesavailabletheviewsoflocalactorswhohavethoughtdeeplyabouttheseissuesin
new ways, leading to ideas for problem-solving and trust building that are sorely
needed. A must-read for the IR field, especially those focusing on conflict resolution
andpeacebuilding.”
—EileenF.Babbitt,ProfessorofPractice,andDirector,InstituteforHumanSecurity,
TheFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy,TuftsUniversity
“This important book examines the recent rise of disturbing nationalism in China,
SouthKorea,andJapan,afteraperiodoffocusingoneconomicwell-beingandpeaceful
integration.Theperceptiveanalysesbythebook’scontributorshelpaccountforthese
changes by the complex interplay of identity concerns within and among these three
countries. Very usefully, the contributors also discuss ways to help overcome the
deterioratingrelationsamongthesecountries.”
—LouisKriesberg,MaxwellProfessorEmeritusofSocialConflictStudies,Founding
Director,ProgramontheAnalysisandResolutionofConflicts,SyracureUniversity
“North East Asia has become a vital region in world politics. Issues of identity and
historicalmemoryplayacentralroleinitsinternationalaffairs.Thisoutstandingbook
offersfirst-rateanalysesoftheseissuesandproposespositiveandpracticalstepsforward.
Everyoneconcernedwithworldpoliticsshouldreadit.”
—HughMiall,EmeritusProfessorofInternationalRelations,UniversityofKent
“Thisisamasterlyeditedcollection,eachchapteriswellintegratedintothebigthemes
that underpin the overall narrative. Thequestions it poses for the reader are challen-
ging,butalsoinspiring.–Theexplanationofthewaysinwhichidentityandmemoryare
fundamentaltotrustbuildingandreconciliationiscompelling.Itshouldbereadbyall
scholarsandstudentsofpeacebuildingandwecandaretohopethatitisalsoread,and
itslessonslearned,bysomepolicymakerstoo.”
—FeargalCochrane,ProfessorofPoliticsandDirector,CentrefortheAnalysisand
ResolutionofConflictattheUniversityofKent
“Kevin P Clements has expertly edited a fascinating series of commentaries on the
intensifyingtensionschallengingEastAsia,andhowthesemightbeaddressedforthe
mutual benefit of China, Japan, and Korea. The whole undertaking, deepened by
workshopinteractions,warnsofthedangersposedifnewnationalismsarenotsensitive
totheregionalinterplayofhistoricalmemoriesandculturaldifferences.”
—RichardFalk,ProfessorEmeritus,InternationalLaw,PrincetonUniversity,and
ProfessorofGlobalStudiesattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara.
With a rising China, an anxious Japan, and an ambivalent South Korea, this excellent
editedvolumebyClementsetal.opensupatimelydialogueonthehistoricalgrievances
thathaveunderpinnedcontemporarypoliticsinEastAsia.Collectively,theauthorsmakea
strongcasethatcurrentissuesofregionalsecurityandeconomiccooperationcannotbe
addressed without first confronting the injustices of the past. To stimulate this much-
neededconversation,ClementshasbroughttogetherastellargroupofKorean,Japanese,
Chinese,andWesternscholarstograpplewithdeep-seatedfeelingsofmistrust,humilia-
tion,domination,apology,andtraumathathavebeenexperiencedoverthepastcentury.
Theimportanceanduniquenessofthisvolume'strilateralapproachcannotbeoverstated
— the authors engage directly with national fears and stereotypes, acknowledging the
angerandemotionthatfuelcontinuedconflict.AsaChinese-Canadianscholarwhohas
livedandworkedinJapan,Ifoundtheargumentstoberefreshingandeven-handed.In
takingonsuchsensitivesubjects,itmakesforuncomfortablereadingattimes,butthe
authors should be applauded for pulling no punches. At the same time, it is a highly
empatheticbookthatexposesthehopesandconcernsoftheJapanese,theChinese,and
theSouthKoreans.Thisisavolumethatshouldbereadbyscholars,students,andpolicy
makersseekingtounderstandEastAsianpolitics.
—ChristineCheng,Ph.D.,Lecturer,WarStudies,King’sCollegeLondon
Aninsightfulcollectionofworksthatilluminatetheproblemsofreconciliationamonga
triadofcrucialAsia-Pacificcountries-Japan,ChinaandtheKoreas-strugglingwith
memoriesoftheSecondWorldWar.
—ChristoperMitchell,ProfessorEmeritus,SchoolforConflictAnalysisandResolution,
GeorgeMasonUniversity
Thisbookrefusestotakethe“conflictsofinterest”betweenChina,Japan,andKoreaas
agiven.Itrecognisesthattheseseemintractablebecauseeachnationprotectsitsself-
imagebycastingthe“blame”oftheirunhappyhistoryonothers–andusesthislensto
assesseverycurrenttrendaspositiveornegative.”
—JamesR.Flynn–ProfessorofPoliticsandPsychology,UniversityofOtago.
“Whenceasefiressilencetheguns,nationsmustbeginthelaborioustasksofregional
socialreconstruction:healingfromtrauma,amendingenemyimages,buildingtrusting
relationships,cultivatingtransnationalidentities,anddevelopingcooperativeeconomic
and security objectives. This exceptional volume explores the obstacles and processes
forcreatinganenduringpeacebetweenJapan,China,andKorea,withtheirentwined
historiesofenmity,competition,andconflict.Thebookoffersvitalperspectivesfrom
writersrepresentingallthreenationsaswellasthevoicesofoutsideexpertsinthefield
of peace and conflict. Lessons learned in East Asia instruct all of us concerned with
keepingthepeaceandpreventingfuturecyclesofviolence.”
—PaulaGreen,ProfessorEmeritaSchoolforInternationalTraining;Co-editor
PsychologyandSocialResponsibility:FacingGlobalChallenges
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CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Theproductionofabookisalwaysateameffort.Iwouldliketothankthe
Toda Peace Institute for providing the financial and logistic support,
which enabled me to bring together most of the authors in this book for
three problem-solvingworkshops held in Bangkok, Seoul andYokohama
between 2013 and 2015. I particularly want to thank Hiroshi Morita,
ChloeHeinemi,SatokoTakahashi,RiaShibata,ChaiwatSathaAnandand
Chung-in Moon for their help in organising the workshops and the
reports thatflowed fromeachone.
The National Centrefor Peace and Conflict Studies at the University
of Otago gave me the time to both facilitate these workshops and edit
this Volume. I want to give special thanks to my Research Assistant Ria
Shibata and Dr. Ann Hassan for their assistance in preparing the final
manuscript.
All of the workshop participants and authors in this volume deserve
special praise for theirwillingness to give theirprecious time, intelligence
and expertise to explore the deeper sources of conflict in Northeast Asia
andfortheirenthusiasminsuggestinghowthesenegativedynamicsmight
be addressedcreatively andnon-violently.
Iwouldliketothankmywife,ValerieClements,forsomeearlyeditorial
workonindividualpapersandforherunswervingsupportovertheyears.
I also want to thank her and my wider family for enduring my frequent
absences asthisbookhas evolved over thepast year.
Finally, the editorial team at Palgrave have been very helpful at all
stages of the production process and I would like to give them thanks
as well.
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Ihopethatthisbookwillenableitsreaderstounderstandsomeofthe
ways in which emotions, identities and shared history can combine to
generate negative and conflictual dynamics and why addressing these
factors is so important to ensuring the conditions necessary for peaceful
co-existence and more optimally deep co-operation and reconciliation
between former adversaries.
