Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy: Between Power and Network

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Crisis of International Order and Middle Power Diplomacy: Hyperglobalization, the U.S.-China Strategic Competition, and COVID-19 -- The Promises and Challenges of South Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy -- The Organization of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Thucydides on Thucydides Trap: A Reading with the Emphasis of Middle Powers and Its Application in the East Asian Context -- Introduction -- Corinth: A Peace-Breaking Middle Power -- Melos: An "Irrational" Middle Power -- Syracuse: A Middle Power Pursuing a Regional Hegemon -- Application to the East Asian Context -- References -- Chapter 3: Roles of Middle Power in East Asia: The Perspective of Network Theories of World Politics -- Introduction -- Middle Power in a Network Perspective -- Rethinking Structure: From Distribution to Configuration -- What Matters Is Position -- Three Notions from Network Theories -- Structural Holes: Exploring the Configuration of Networks -- Positional Power: Exploring Actor's Role in Networks -- Translation: Exploring Actor's Networking Strategies -- Roles of South Korea as a Middle Power -- Framing and Positioning in the Network -- Connecting and Disconnecting Ties -- Collecting and Attracting Like-Minded Groups -- Complementary Standard Setting -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Emerging Powers and a Middle Power: U.S.-China Competition and South Korea in Cyberspace -- Introduction -- Theoretical Understanding of Emerging Power Politics -- Framework for Emerging Power Competition -- Inter-network Politics: Interpreting Emerging Power Politics -- U.S.-China Emerging Power Competition in Cyberspace -- U.S.-China Technological Competition in Cyberspace -- U.S.-China Standard Competition in Cyberspace -- U.S.-China Charm Competition in Cyberspace -- South Korea as a Middle Power in Cyberspace.