Republicanism in Northeast Asia

As rapid economic development brings increasing uncertainty in East Asia, interest in a new version of republicanism, termed is neo-Roman republicanism, is growing across the region, however these ideas continue to face serious conceptual and political challenges in Northeast Asian countries, which existing literature has failed to confront. This book addresses these challenges by surveying the latest theoretical contributions to the studies of republicanism in Western countries and the latest interpretations of how republicanism, including both communitarian republicanism and neo-Roman republicanism, has been appropriated in countries in East Asia.

Jun-Hyeok Kwak is Professor of the Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai) at Sun Yat-sen University, China. Leigh Jenco is Associate Professor in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

1. Republicanism in East Asian Context 2. Republicanism across Culture 3. Non-domination and "Shame" Culture: Reconsidering Criminal Punishment in Republicanism 4. Non-domination, Civic virtue and Contestatory politics 5. Republicanism, Relational Equality and Global Justice 6. What is 'Republican' about Republican Chinese Thought (1895-1949)? 7. Public Discussion" and Confucianism in the 19th Century Japan 8. Historical Development of Republicanism in Korea: Focusing on Some Peculiarities in Comparison 9. The Roots of Republicanism in China: The Common Good and Civic Virtue in Classical Chinese Philosophy 10. Patriotism and Republicanism in Japan: A Century Ago and Today 11. Republicanism, freedom of speech, and the Korean Public Officials Election Act