The Justice Motive in East Asia's Territorial Disputes

摘要

a, the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, and the South China Sea. What explains its intensity? How Many of the most active and most dangerous security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region are generally seen to involve a complex amalgam of material and ideational conflicts. There is surprisingly little consideration, however, of the role of the justice motive. This article explores the role of the justice motive in the context of three specific maritime and territorial disputes: Dokdo/Takeshimdoes it affect political salience, tractability, and danger of conflict? What are the available mechanisms and prospects for resolving justice conflicts?.