Most of the literature on Philippine foreign policy indicate that its centrality lies in the presidency. Most of it focuses on each presidential terms and their way of navigating international affairs. This may be because it has been suggested that the Philippine president is the chief architect of the nation’s foreign policies and is responsible for primarily taking the lead on charting the decisions to be made. This notion coincides with the idea that foreign policy decision making tends to be elitist in nature. However, this paper argues that several actors within society influence the decision-making process to an extent. Arguing that the state is not a monolithic entity, this paper will be using the state transformation approach, to examine some instances of fragmentation, decentralization, and internationalization that have shaped the decision-making process, balancing the previously thought notion of the president’s centrality, particularly in Manila’s foreign policies toward China, from 2016 to 2020.
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ABSTRACT Ⅰ. Introduction 1. Background of the Study 2. Research Question 3. Research Assumption 4. Theoretical Framework 5. Significance of the Study Ⅱ. Review of Related Literature 1. Philippine Foreign Relations 2. State Transformation Ⅲ. Fragmentation Ⅳ. Decentralization Ⅴ. Conclusion References
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State TransformationFragmentationDecentralizationInternationalizationForeign Policy
저자
Francis Martinez Esteban [ Associate Dean, Institute of Arts and Sciences. Far Eastern University ]
'KU 중국연구원'은 건국대학교만의 차별화된 가치를 구현하기 위해 건국대의 교시(校是)인 성(誠)·신(信)·의(義)를 바탕으로 인본(人本)·소통(疏通)·통섭(統攝)에 초점을 둔 중국학 연구를 지향하고 있습니다. 또한 시대적 당위성을 반영한 실용 중심의 연구와 학문 후속세대 양성에 기여하는 국제적 연구센터로 발돋음하는 연구기관 입니다.