Read more
This work takes an in-depth look at the muli-faceted contemporary relationship between Singapore and Japan since the end of World War II. It is the story of a relationship between an economic superpower, Japan, and an enterprising city-state whose leaders have sought to emulate not only Japan's economic success but several key facets of Japanese society as well. No other country surpasses Singapore in its public admiration of Japan. How is it possible for a multi-ethnic Singapore to emulate a relatively homogeneous Japan? What features of economic and political motives behind the attempt to emulate Japan? These and other questions are adressed in this work, which will be of interest to scholars of the international relations and security of East and Southeast Asia.
About the author
Robin Ramcharan has a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva and Masters degree from the Graduate Institute and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He graduated with honors from Queen's University having earlier attended Ridley College in Canada. He has lectured on Asian security and foreign policy issues at McGill University, Montreal and at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was a Fellow with the Research Group in International Security (REGIS) at McGill University and University of Montreal. His areas of expertise and recent publications focus on regional security issues in East and Southeast Asia and the foreign policy of Singapore. His current area of research focuses on security in Southeast Asia and intellectual property issues in the ASEAN region. He is currently with the Worldwide Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
