Europe and Asia Regions in Flux

by Murray, Philomena; Nugent, Neill; Paterson, William E.; Egan, Michelle P.

• ISBN13: 9780230542662
• ISBN10: 0230542662
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book aims to enhance our understanding of European Union-East Asia relations and of European and Asian regional integration in a comparative context. This edited collection is distinctively multidisciplinary in approach, bringing together a set of contributions which, although they share common themes, are nonetheless diverse in their subject matter and disciplinary approaches.

Author Biography

PHILOMENA MURRAY is Associate Professor in Political Science and Director of the Contemporary Europe Research Centre at The University of Melbourne, Australia. She holds a personal Jean Monnet Chair. She has published on European Integration analysis and curriculum; EU-Australia relations; EU-Asia relations; EU governance and comparative regional integration. Her publications include Australia and the European Superpower: Engaging with the European Union.

Table of Contents

Lists of Figures and Tables	p. ix
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Author Biographies	p. xiv
Europe and Asia: Two Regions in Flux	p. 1
The EU, ASEAN and APEC in Comparative Perspective	p. 23
The East Asian Experience of Regionalism	p. 42
Comparing and Contrasting Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region and Europe	p. 61
Political Integration in the European Union: Any Lessons for ASEAN?	p. 84
The Origins and Development of ASEM and EU-East Asia Relations	p. 102
The Economic Geography of Regionalization in East Asia and Europe	p. 122
European and Asian Security and the Role of Regional Organizations in the Post-9/11 Environment	p. 149
Asian (ASEAN Plus Three) Perspectives on European Integration	p. 170
European Perspectives on Engaging with East Asia	p. 188
Index	p. 210
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