Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of the three international relations schools in Singapore’s foreign policy. The core argument posits that there is an inescapable realist undertone that foreshadows Singapore foreign policy approach, given its vulnerability. Yet, the paper conten...
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| author | Koh, Phay Chung |
| author2 | Woo Jun Jie |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of the three international relations schools in Singapore’s foreign policy. The core argument posits that there is an inescapable realist undertone that foreshadows Singapore foreign policy approach, given its vulnerability. Yet, the paper contends that this sense of vulnerability is the reason why realist notions alone are insufficient, for they primarily explain and predict situations of conflict. This paper then argues that diplomacy is shifting towards the economic aspect, and that Singapore stands to expand its influence and scope for foreign policy in the region by grasping the ideational nuance of norms, where “cognitive priors” explain how norms do not develop from vacuum but are instead linked to regional sensitivities. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/696542019-12-10T13:16:51Z Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy Koh, Phay Chung Woo Jun Jie School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of the three international relations schools in Singapore’s foreign policy. The core argument posits that there is an inescapable realist undertone that foreshadows Singapore foreign policy approach, given its vulnerability. Yet, the paper contends that this sense of vulnerability is the reason why realist notions alone are insufficient, for they primarily explain and predict situations of conflict. This paper then argues that diplomacy is shifting towards the economic aspect, and that Singapore stands to expand its influence and scope for foreign policy in the region by grasping the ideational nuance of norms, where “cognitive priors” explain how norms do not develop from vacuum but are instead linked to regional sensitivities. Bachelor of Arts 2017-03-16T04:44:14Z 2017-03-16T04:44:14Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69654 en Nanyang Technological University 26 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Koh, Phay Chung Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title | Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title_full | Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title_fullStr | Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title_short | Situating the roles of realist, liberal, and constructivist features in Singapore’s foreign policy |
| title_sort | situating the roles of realist liberal and constructivist features in singapore s foreign policy |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69654 |
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