Elgar Companion to ASEAN

Edited by Jörn Dosch, Professor and Chair of International Politics and Development Cooperation, Department of Political Science, University of Rostock, Germany and Frederick Kliem, Research Fellow and Lecturer, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

‘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.’

• Contents:Preface – Reflection xii1 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: an introduction 1Jörn Dosch and Frederick KliemPART I ASEAN INSIDE OUT2 International relations theory and ASEAN: from international systemand estrangement to local innovation 17Alan Chong3 ASEAN’s institution building after the Charter: the false promise ofa rules-based community 35Hoang Thi Ha4 An ASEAN identity 49Eric C. Thompson and Apichai Sunchindah5 Regional economic integration: the ASEAN Economic Community and beyond 62Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit6 ASEAN and conflict management 76Jürgen Haacke7 ASEAN’s governance and management of non-traditional security 93Jörn Dosch8 ASEAN – a case of illiberal regional democracy 108Jürgen Rüland9 Between the eagle and the panda: ASEAN’s perspectives on human rights 122Barry Desker10 Track-two diplomacy and ASEAN community building 136Vannarith Chheang11 The critical role of peoples and the idea of civil society in ASEAN 151Kevin Henry VillanuevaPART II ASEAN OUTSIDE IN12 ASEAN in a changing region: from the Asia-Pacific to the Indo-Pacific 163Frederick Kliem13 ASEAN’s dialogue mechanisms: institutionalising the quest forASEAN centrality 177Cheng-Chwee Kuik and Fikry A. Rahman14 Changing conditions, changing roles: ASEAN in Southeast Asia–Chinarelations 196Alice D. Ba15 The United States and ASEAN 210Prashanth Parameswaran16 Regional middle powers and ASEAN: Japan, Australia, and India 221Jatswan S. Sidhu17 Inter-regionalism: the European Union and ASEAN 233Yeo Lay Hwee18 ASEAN’s role in global multilateral forums 245Albert Triwibowo19 Conclusion 264Frederick Kliem and Jörn DoschIndex