1st Edition

ASEAN as a Method Re-centering Processes and Institutions in Contemporary Southeast Asian Regionalism

Edited By Ceren Ergenç Copyright 2021
154 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited volume proposes that an understanding of ASEAN – its development and institutionalization – is invaluable to our conception of international relations theory in the Asian context. Southeast Asia and ASEAN host peoples, ideas, institutions, and relations that contribute to a critical reassessment of theories in social sciences. In the field of IR, studies on transnational... Read more
Introduction ASEAN after 50: Historical, Theoretical, and Regional Perspectives (Ceren Ergenç) PART I: International and Regional Regimes  Chapter 1: ASEAN in Regional Environmental Governance: Bright Prospects or Hazy Future? (Helena Varkkey, Şerif Onur Bahçecik, Mohd Talib Latif)  Chapter 2: Financial Cooperation in ASEAN: An Inquiry into Its Place in East Asian Financial Regionalism (Burcu Ermeydan)  Chapter 3: The Confluence of the Two Seas: The Rise of Indo-Pacific Region and ASEAN Centrality (Shofwan Al Banna Choiruzzad)   Part II: Regional Relations  Chapter 4: ASEAN, India, and the Indo-Pacific: Evolving Regional Maritime Environment (Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy,  Ankush Ajay Wagle)  Chapter 5: Socio-Cultural Relations Between ASEAN and South Korea (Hatice Çelik)  Chapter 6: Rethinking Indonesia’s Role in ASEAN: From Leadership to Cooptation? (Eren Irfanoglu)  Chapter 7: Malaysian Foreign Policy in the Context of ASEAN (Kerem Kılıçdaroğlu)

Biography

Ceren Ergenç is Associate Professor at the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. She previously held positions as Assistant Professor at Middle East Technical University and Visiting Researcher at Peking University, Renmin University, and Fudan University. She holds a PhD from Boston University in political science with a particular focus on area studies. Her research interests include state-society relations in contemporary China and East Asia, urban politics, public participation, and political efficacy as well as comparative methodologies in area studies and debates on global history.