Articles by Michael J. Norris

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The Politics of Cooperation: Analyzing the Relationship Between China, Australia, and the U.S.

December 13, 2010 - 3552 words | Political Science » International Relations

John Howard, then-Prime Minister of Australia, claimed that, ‘I count it as one of the great successes of this country’s foreign relations that we have simultaneously been able to strengthen our long-standing ties with the United States of America, yet... Read Article »

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Australian Foreign Policy Chinese Politics ANZUS China And US China And Australia Australia And Us International Relations Sino-american

The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan: Explaining the Party's Ability to Dominate Japanese Politics

October 6, 2010 - 4018 words | Political Science » Japan

The Liberal Democratic Party’s largely uninterrupted dominance of Japanese politics must be ascribed to processes which transverse electoral systems and periods of economic vigour. This essay proposes that clientelistic behaviour within the Japanese political... Read Article »

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Liberal Democratic Party Japan Clientelism Japanese Politics LDP

Japan's Multilateral Gambit: Leading the Charge Toward an East Asian Community

June 24, 2010 - 940 words | Opinion » Japan

If Japan was a person, it would be an exceptionally wealthy yet rapidly aging individual, who, for two decades, had been struck by illness. One might therefore find it unexpected for this person to be busily working on constructing the new face of Asian regional economic... Read Article »

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Japan East Asia Multilateralism ASEAN East Asian Community EAC Hatoyama

How to Think About Iran: Demystifying a Complex International Challenge

June 21, 2010 - 1188 words | Opinion » Iran

"When can we expect a pro-Western, pro-business government in Iran?" asks a US government official in the quasi-fictitious film Syriana. Today, it is highly probable that the same question is still being asked by anxious diplomats the world over. Iran’s nuclear... Read Article »

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Iran Iran Nuclear Weapons Iran And Israel Islamic Revolution Islamic Republic Iran Nuclear Program Iran U.S. Relations International Politics

Exploring Japanese Popular Culture as a Soft Power Resource

May 17, 2010 - 3087 words | International Affairs » Japan

Power is the ability to achieve one’s purposes or goals.[1] Through the scholarship of Joseph Nye, the concept of power occupies two distinct spheres: ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. The former purports to have a coercive function through economic... Read Article »

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Japanese Foreign Policy Japanese Soft Power Japanese Popular Culture Anime And Politics Soft Power Nye

Michael J. Norris studies Asian Studies at The University Of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia.