Christopher M. Dent is Lecturer in the East Asian economy at the University of Hull, UK. His main research interests focus on the international economy of East Asia. David W. F. Huang is Associate Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. He is currently the secretary general of the Taiwanese Political Science Association.

• Foreword Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction: Northeast Asia - A Region in Search of Regionalism? Christopher M. Dent 2. A Critical Review of East and Northeast Asian Regionalism: The Impact of the 1997-98 Financial Crisis and Beyond Fu-Kuo Liu 3. Regionalism and Regional Integrations in the Asia-Pacific and the European Union: Theoretical Discussion and Developmental Experience Chin-Peng Chu 4. The International Political Economy of Northeast Asian Economic Integration Christopher M. Dent 5. Comparing Regionalism in Europe and Northeast Asia: Perspectives from the Epistemic Communities Approach David W.F. Huang 6. Northeast Asian States after the Cold War: Rival States or Co-operative States? Chao-Jen Huang 7. Economic Security Perspectives on Northeast Asian Regionalism Chyungly Lee 8. The Security Situation and Co-operative Security in Northeast Asia Guangyao Jin 9. Inter-Korean Relations and Northeast Asian Security Tai-Hwan Kwak 10. The Security Foundations of Economic Integration: A Comparison Between East Asia and Western Europe Ken Endo 11. Conclusion: Toward a Multi-layered Issue-Linkage Regionalism in Northeast Asia David W. F. Huang Index