(Institute of Social Sciences, 2017)
Durmaz, Yılmaz; Çalkıvik, Emine Aslı; 469094; Political Studies; Siyaset Çalışmaları
The aim of this work is to analyse the role of ASEAN Way of diplomacy in Vietnam's policy towards Chinese actions in the South China Sea in the period between 1995 and 2015. My main argument is that the ASEAN Way led Vietnam to show deference to China and cooperate with it in certain fields, such as joint security endeavours and the resolution process for the South China Sea dispute. The main factors that determine state behaviour are crucial for International relations theory discussions and my thesis is an attempt to discuss the ASEAN Way as an ideational factor influencing Vietnamese foreign policy. In order to examine my case, I use constructivist and realist IR schools as the theoretical framework. .