I Introduction - Three Decades of Negotiations in the East and South China Sea Disputes II Natural Resource Institutions, Conflict Management and the Perils of Cooperation 1. Conflict Management and Natural Resource Institutions 2. Power - How Institutions can be Weaponised 3. Alternative Explanations: Legal Entitlements, Domestic Politics and Fragmented Coalitions in Negotiations 4. Methodology III Institutions for Marine Natural Resources in the South China Sea 1. China and the Philippines 2. China and Vietnam 3. The Philippines and Taiwan: Comprehensive Pressure, Minimal Cooperation 4.

Brunei and Malaysia: From Confrontation to Boundary Delimitation and Resource-Sharing IV Institutions for Marine Natural Resources in the East China Sea 1. China and Japan 2. The Republic of Korea, Japan and China 3. Japan and Taiwan 4. The Impact of Fisheries Agreements on Incidents and Coast Guard Behaviour in the East and South China Sea V Institutions for Conflict Behaviour in the East and South China Sea 1. China and ASEAN Members: The Long March towards a South China Sea Code of Conduct 2. Institutions for Crisis Management in the East and South China Sea VI Conclusions Appendix Overview over cases Bibliography Table of Maps and Tables.