1st Edition

Contested Ideas of Regionalism in Asia

By Baogang He Copyright 2017
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

Deepening regionalism in Asia demands new leadership. Strong elites who are committed to a supranational identity are a minimum requirement of successful regionalism. Regional leaders are increasingly seen as a new set of leaders in Europe. Currently, Asian regional leaders largely come from the diplomacy community, or trade and economic sectors. Yet further regionalization demands a new type of... Read more

01. Acknowledgement

02. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Idea of Regionalism in Asia

03. Chapter 2: Pan-Asian Ideas of Regionalism

04. Chapter 3: Chinese Ideas of Regionalism

05. Chapter 4: Australian Ideas of Asia-Pacific Regionalism

06. Chapter 5: The Competing Norms of Regionalism

07. Chapter 6: The Contested Ideas of Regional Governance

08. Chapter 7: The Contested Idea of Security Regionalism

09. Chapter 8: Toward Hybrid Regionalism? Pathways and Pitfalls 

10. References

Biography

Baogang He is Professor and Head of Public Policy and Global Affairs at Nanyang Technological University. He is also Chair in International Studies, Deakin University, Australia.

'He’s novelty in addressing the Asian regionalism hybrid approaches provides a versatile way of dissecting and analysing the diversity of ideas and values that exist across Asia. The author excels in accommodating the long evolutionary paths of the origins of ideas developed throughout almost a century. It, thus, provides an excellent comprehensive overview of the competing ideas of regionalisms and suggests a blueprint of where we can go from here.'

Sohyun Zoe Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2017