1st Edition
Global International Relations in Southeast Asia
This edited volume explores the contours of Global International Relations (IR) in terms of teaching and research in Southeast Asia and China with the purpose of revealing existing and "hidden" pre-theories, conceptual frameworks, and theoretical contributions to Global IR rooted in local histories, contemporary experiences, and indigenous thought.
The exploration is conducted within a context where scholars across regions are progressively taking strides to reshape IR, which has long gravitated toward Western experiences, thought, and knowledge, into a more inclusive discipline. Otherwise known as the Global IR project, these efforts aim not only to amplify marginalized voices and experiences but also introduce new conceptual and theoretical tools derived from a diverse range of experiences. While some of these insights provide new understandings, others offer useful implications that transcend national and regional boundaries, fostering cross-regional discussions about the diverse realities within our world.
An essential read for scholars and students of IR with an interest in Global IR, IR theory in general, and the development of IR in parts of Southeast Asia.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
1. Global IR in Southeast Asia: Locating the Problem within the Discipline: An Introduction
Chanintira na Thalang
2. Time in Non-Western International Relations Theory: Moral Time, Golden Eras, and Modern Renaissance in Southeast Asia
Alan Chong
3. Between Local Pre-theories and Mainstream Theories: Fostering Indonesian Contributions to Global IR
I Gede Wahyu Wicaksana and Yohanes William Santoso
4. Advancing Global IR from a Thai Perspective: Opportunities for introducing homegrown theories and concepts
Chanintira na Thalang
5. Linking Local Insights to Global IR: Locating Malaysian Contours and Contributions
Cheng-Chwee Kuik and Guido Benny
6. Discipline over Exceptionalism: Singapore-based Scholars, Regional Sensitivities, and the Appeal of Anglophone International Relations Approaches
Ja Ian Chong
7. IR in the Philippines: Accommodating New and Traditional Approaches
Herman Joseph S. Kraft
8. Toward a Vietnamese contribution to the discipline of International Relations: the constraints and promises of developing Global IR in a postcolonial socialist state
Thuy T. Do
9. The Evolution of International Relations as an Academic Field in Cambodia
Vannrarith Chheang
10. IR Trends in and Interactions between the Chinese and Southeast Asian Scholarly Communities: Convergences, Divergences and Opportunities
Jiajie He
11. Hedging Upon Availability: Post-Coup Myanmar’s Strategic Limit and Choice
M.L. Pinitbhand Paribatra
12. Opportunities and Challenges to Advancing Global IR - A Conclusion
Chanintira na Thalang
Biography
Chanintira na Thalang is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, Thailand. Her research interests include Global IR, ethnic conflicts and security in Southeast Asia. Her work has appeared in a variety of academic journals such as International Affairs and The Pacific Review.
Yong-Soo Eun is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea and the Editor-in-Chief of the Routledge series, IR Theory and Practice in Asia. He is interested in IR theory, Global IR, identity studies, and Deleuze’s ontology of immanence.
“With more than 650 million people, a combined GDP of $3.6 trillion, and being home to one of the most successful examples of regional cooperation, Southeast Asia plays a critical role the contemporary world order. Yet, the Western-centric literature on International Relations has ignored this region. This book, framed in the emerging paradigm of Global IR, and combining original research with careful analysis, meets the critical need for a survey of the state IR in Southeast Asia.”
Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor, American University, Washington DC, Past President of the International Studies Association (ISA), United States
“Obviously, International Relations studied through western-centric experiences and assumptions can only be partial and inaccurate. The key challenge lies in how to correct such biases. This volume provides rich food for thought from a part of the world that has long and varied experience with navigating the international and the global. It demonstrates the social, political, and institutional complexities of academic practice that shape and constrain the globalization of the discipline. It also suggests that, like those from other regions, Southeast Asian concepts and practices should be informing the revision of general theories of IR.”
Evelyn Goh, FBA FASSA, Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies, The Australian National University, Australia
