Regionalism and Multilateralism : Essays on Cooperative Security in the Asia-Pacific

by Acharya, Amitav

• ISBN13: 9789812102676
• ISBN10: 9812102671
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Intl

Summary

These essays, written between 1990 to the present, cover the most significant phase of multilateral institution-building in the Asia Pacific region. They deal with: the emergence of regionalism in Southeast Asia; ASEAN's transition to the post-Cold War era; the role of the ASEAN Regional Forum; the 'engagement' of China; the changing relationship between sovereignty and regionalism; Prospects for the regional institutions such as ASEAN, APEC and the ARF after the Asian economic crisis. The essays address the most challenging issues of regional order and articulate an institutionalist understanding of international relations in the region.

Author Biography

Amitav Acharya is Professor of Political Science at York University, Canada. He is currently on leave from York University to be Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. v
Regionalism, Multilateralism and the Study of Asia-Pacific Security	p. 1
Regional Approaches to Security in the Third World: Lessons and Prospects	p. 23
Regionalism and Regime Security in the Third World: Comparing the Origins and Evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council	p. 43
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: "Security Community" or "Defence Community"?	p. 78
Regional Military-Security Cooperation in the Third World: A Conceptual Analysis of the Relevance and Limitations of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)	p. 103
Regional Order: Old Patterns and New Challenges	p. 133
A Regional Security Community in Southeast Asia	p. 152
Making Multilateralism Work: The ASEAN Regional Forum and Security in the Asia-Pacific	p. 184
ASEAN, the US, and the "Conditional Engagement" of China	p. 198
Sovereignty, Non-Intervention and Regionalism	p. 224
Ideas, Identity and Institution-Building: From the "ASEAN Way" to the "Asia-Pacific Way"?	p. 242
Realism, Institutionalism and the Asian Economic Crisis	p. 276
A Concert of Asia?	p. 309
Institutional Change and the Future of Asia-Pacific Regionalism	p. 329
Harvard University Syllabus	p. 349
University of California (Berkeley) Syllabus	p. 362
Index	p. 381
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