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The Elgar Companion to ASEAN
Providing a contemporary discussion of ASEAN, this holistic Companion critically examines the organisation’s characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, politics and policies, internal dynamics, and external relations. This fascinating and informative Companion makes a significant contribution to the literature on ASEAN, providing a comprehensive overview of the organisation and evaluating multidisciplinary perspectives on Southeast Asian regionalism.
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Providing a contemporary discussion of ASEAN, this holistic Companion critically examines the organisation’s characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, politics and policies, internal dynamics, and external relations.
This fascinating and informative Companion makes a significant contribution to the literature on ASEAN, providing a comprehensive overview of the organisation and evaluating multidisciplinary perspectives on Southeast Asian regionalism. Featuring novel insights by distinguished experts in the field, chapters examine ASEAN’s perspectives on security, human rights, and community formation, as well as analyse the relationship between ASEAN and other international organisations, including the EU. The book concludes with a discussion of contemporary discourse on ASEAN’s role in the multilateralism of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
This stimulating and provocative Companion will be essential reading for students and academics of Asian studies, international relations, political economy, and regulation and governance. It will also be beneficial to policymakers and diplomats with an interest in multilateralism in Asia and Southeast Asian regionalism.
This fascinating and informative Companion makes a significant contribution to the literature on ASEAN, providing a comprehensive overview of the organisation and evaluating multidisciplinary perspectives on Southeast Asian regionalism. Featuring novel insights by distinguished experts in the field, chapters examine ASEAN’s perspectives on security, human rights, and community formation, as well as analyse the relationship between ASEAN and other international organisations, including the EU. The book concludes with a discussion of contemporary discourse on ASEAN’s role in the multilateralism of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
This stimulating and provocative Companion will be essential reading for students and academics of Asian studies, international relations, political economy, and regulation and governance. It will also be beneficial to policymakers and diplomats with an interest in multilateralism in Asia and Southeast Asian regionalism.
Critical Acclaim
‘The Elgar Companion to ASEAN is perhaps the most comprehensive and relevant overview of ASEAN available today. The Companion provides a truly elaborate and learned account of almost every aspect of ASEAN that can be considered relevant in determining its shape in the modern era. It looks at issues of theory, identity, institution-building, democracy and governance, civil society, and security and economic development from within ASEAN. From outside of ASEAN, it examines the organization’s relationship with the powerful external actors and institutions that influence ASEAN’s development and mission. All of the chapters are well-written and argued and display an impressive depth of knowledge and analysis. Overall, this is one of the best and most rewarding overviews of ASEAN that I have encountered.’
– Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University, Canada
– Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University, Canada
Contributors
Contributors: Alice D. Ba, Vannarith Chheang, Alan Chong, Barry Desker, Jörn Dosch, Hoang Thi Ha, Jürgen Haacke, Frederick Kliem, Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Prashanth Parameswaran, Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, Fikry A. Rahman, Jürgen Rüland, Jatswan S. Sidhu, Apichai Sunchindah, Eric C. Thompson, Albert Triwibowo, Kevin Henry Villanueva, Lay Hwee Yeo
Contents
Contents:
Preface – Reflection xii
1 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: an introduction 1
Jörn Dosch and Frederick Kliem
PART I ASEAN INSIDE OUT
2 International relations theory and ASEAN: from international system
and estrangement to local innovation 17
Alan Chong
3 ASEAN’s institution building after the Charter: the false promise of
a rules-based community 35
Hoang Thi Ha
4 An ASEAN identity 49
Eric C. Thompson and Apichai Sunchindah
5 Regional economic integration: the ASEAN Economic Community and beyond 62
Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit
6 ASEAN and conflict management 76
Jürgen Haacke
7 ASEAN’s governance and management of non-traditional security 93
Jörn Dosch
8 ASEAN – a case of illiberal regional democracy 108
Jürgen Rüland
9 Between the eagle and the panda: ASEAN’s perspectives on human rights 122
Barry Desker
10 Track-two diplomacy and ASEAN community building 136
Vannarith Chheang
11 The critical role of peoples and the idea of civil society in ASEAN 151
Kevin Henry Villanueva
PART II ASEAN OUTSIDE IN
12 ASEAN in a changing region: from the Asia-Pacific to the Indo-Pacific 163
Frederick Kliem
13 ASEAN’s dialogue mechanisms: institutionalising the quest for
ASEAN centrality 177
Cheng-Chwee Kuik and Fikry A. Rahman
14 Changing conditions, changing roles: ASEAN in Southeast Asia–China
relations 196
Alice D. Ba
15 The United States and ASEAN 210
Prashanth Parameswaran
16 Regional middle powers and ASEAN: Japan, Australia, and India 221
Jatswan S. Sidhu
17 Inter-regionalism: the European Union and ASEAN 233
Yeo Lay Hwee
18 ASEAN’s role in global multilateral forums 245
Albert Triwibowo
19 Conclusion 264
Frederick Kliem and Jörn Dosch
Index
Preface – Reflection xii
1 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: an introduction 1
Jörn Dosch and Frederick Kliem
PART I ASEAN INSIDE OUT
2 International relations theory and ASEAN: from international system
and estrangement to local innovation 17
Alan Chong
3 ASEAN’s institution building after the Charter: the false promise of
a rules-based community 35
Hoang Thi Ha
4 An ASEAN identity 49
Eric C. Thompson and Apichai Sunchindah
5 Regional economic integration: the ASEAN Economic Community and beyond 62
Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit
6 ASEAN and conflict management 76
Jürgen Haacke
7 ASEAN’s governance and management of non-traditional security 93
Jörn Dosch
8 ASEAN – a case of illiberal regional democracy 108
Jürgen Rüland
9 Between the eagle and the panda: ASEAN’s perspectives on human rights 122
Barry Desker
10 Track-two diplomacy and ASEAN community building 136
Vannarith Chheang
11 The critical role of peoples and the idea of civil society in ASEAN 151
Kevin Henry Villanueva
PART II ASEAN OUTSIDE IN
12 ASEAN in a changing region: from the Asia-Pacific to the Indo-Pacific 163
Frederick Kliem
13 ASEAN’s dialogue mechanisms: institutionalising the quest for
ASEAN centrality 177
Cheng-Chwee Kuik and Fikry A. Rahman
14 Changing conditions, changing roles: ASEAN in Southeast Asia–China
relations 196
Alice D. Ba
15 The United States and ASEAN 210
Prashanth Parameswaran
16 Regional middle powers and ASEAN: Japan, Australia, and India 221
Jatswan S. Sidhu
17 Inter-regionalism: the European Union and ASEAN 233
Yeo Lay Hwee
18 ASEAN’s role in global multilateral forums 245
Albert Triwibowo
19 Conclusion 264
Frederick Kliem and Jörn Dosch
Index
