dc.contributor.advisor |
Hoadley, Steve |
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dc.contributor.author |
Smith, Anthony Lincoln |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2007-07-13T07:14:29Z |
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dc.date.available |
2007-07-13T07:14:29Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1996 |
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dc.identifier |
THESIS 97-168 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Thesis (PhD--Political studies)--University of Auckland, 1996 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/955 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
This thesis examines New Zealand's foreign policy toward Thailand between 1950 and 1981. The aim of this project is to detail the benefits accruing to New Zealand from this relationship and how it served New Zealand's wider foreign policy goals. The facets of the relationship demonstrate that New Zealand was able to advance its overarching foreign policy goals of security, wealth creation and prestige through its relations with Thailand. The thesis concludes that the establishment and maintenance of relations with Bangkok played a discernible part in enhancing New Zealand's national interest. New Zealand's relations with Thailand grew at a time when after the Second World War, Wellington was constructing its own set of independent relationships with countries not traditionally allied to New Zealand. New Zealand's first official contact with Thailand occurred in the context of Wellington's efforts to preserve stability in Southeast Asia - a region which was thought to be the potential geographical staging point for any threat to the South Pacific. This preservation of stability primarily revolved around the encouragement of American and British involvement in the region, particularly through SEATO which was formed in 1954. Thailand was one of the countries in the region kindly disposed to western security interests, thus leading to a strategically centred close liaison between the two countries. With the withdrawal of the large western powers from Southeast Asia, New Zealand continued to view Thailand as a valuable partner and the relationship continued outside of 'great power concerns'. The evolution of New Zealand-Thai relations is illuminated through the investigation of key sectors of contact between the two countries: aid, defence, diplomatic representation, the recognition of Kampuchea, bilateral trade and the 1981 Thai-New Zealand Trade Agreement. From these sectors and episodes, nine conclusions are drawn about New Zealand's foreign policy themes. They cover, inter alia, the areas of reliance on allies, wealth creation, human rights, prestige, aid, budgetary allocation, and the interaction of subnational influences on foreign policy outcomes. These conclusions all illustrate key aspects of New Zealand foreign policy construction and demonstrate how relations with Thailand served New Zealand's overarching foreign policy. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
PhD Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA9967062414002091 |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
New Zealand's bilateral relationship with Thailand from 1950 to 1981 |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Political Studies |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Doctoral |
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thesis.degree.name |
PhD |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112854182 |
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