Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations
This paper explores the middle power identities of Australia and South Korea during the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard (2007–2013) and Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) administrations. Considering the problems in the existing position, behaviour, impact and identity-based definitions of middle powers, examining...
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| description | This paper explores the middle power identities of Australia and South Korea during the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard (2007–2013) and Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) administrations. Considering the problems in the existing position, behaviour, impact and identity-based definitions of middle powers, examining how self-identified middle powers have constructed such an identity would offer useful insights into the middle power concept. Relying on a framework that captures an identity's content and contestation, this paper argues that while Australia and South Korea have assumed a middle power identity, their visualisations of this identity are slightly different. Australia has understood its middle power identity in both economic and security terms, whereas South Korea appears to have connected such an identity more with the economic dimension. These differences affect how they envision their respective middle power roles in international affairs. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1044202020-11-01T08:06:06Z Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations Teo, Sarah S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Middle Powers Identity Social sciences::Political science This paper explores the middle power identities of Australia and South Korea during the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard (2007–2013) and Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) administrations. Considering the problems in the existing position, behaviour, impact and identity-based definitions of middle powers, examining how self-identified middle powers have constructed such an identity would offer useful insights into the middle power concept. Relying on a framework that captures an identity's content and contestation, this paper argues that while Australia and South Korea have assumed a middle power identity, their visualisations of this identity are slightly different. Australia has understood its middle power identity in both economic and security terms, whereas South Korea appears to have connected such an identity more with the economic dimension. These differences affect how they envision their respective middle power roles in international affairs. Accepted version 2019-09-25T07:27:18Z 2019-12-06T21:32:22Z 2019-09-25T07:27:18Z 2019-12-06T21:32:22Z 2017 Journal Article Teo, S. (2017). Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations. The Pacific Review, 31(2), 221-239. doi:10.1080/09512748.2017.1371210 0951-2748 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104420 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50007 10.1080/09512748.2017.1371210 en The Pacific Review This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The Pacific Review on 6 Sep 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09512748.2017.1371210 19 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Middle Powers Identity Social sciences::Political science Teo, Sarah Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title | Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title_full | Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title_fullStr | Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title_short | Middle power identities of Australia and South Korea : comparing the Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard and Lee Myung-bak administrations |
| title_sort | middle power identities of australia and south korea comparing the kevin rudd julia gillard and lee myung bak administrations |
| topic | Middle Powers Identity Social sciences::Political science |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104420 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50007 |
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