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Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests
Contributor(s): Yeo, Andrew (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521175569     ISBN-13: 9780521175562
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 355.7
LCCN: 2010048075
Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 222 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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No other country maintains a global military presence comparable to the United States. Yet outside the United States, considerable debate exists about what this presence is about and how well it serves national and global interests. Anti-U.S. base protests, played out in parliaments and the streets of host nations, continue to arise in different parts of the world. In a novel approach fusing international relations theory with social movement perspectives, this book examines the impact of anti-base movements and the important role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author explains not only when and how anti-base movements matter, but also how host governments balance between domestic and international pressure on base-related issues. Drawing on interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers, and U.S. base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), Ecuador, Italy, and South Korea, the author finds that the security and foreign policy ideas held by host government elites act as a political opportunity or barrier for anti-base movements, influencing their ability to challenge overseas U.S. basing policies.

Contributor Bio(s): Yeo, Andrew: - Andrew Yeo is Assistant Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America. His broad research interests lie at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics. His other works have appeared in Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly and the Journal of East Asian Studies. He received his PhD in Government from Cornell University.
 
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