Regionalism and multilateralism : essays on cooperative security in the Asia-Pacific / Amitav Acharya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acharya, Amitav

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism--ASEAN countries.

Regionalism.

Regionalism--Asia.

National security.

Asia.

Regionalism--Pacific Area.

Pacific Area.

National security--ASEAN countries.

National security--Asia.

National security--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

ix, 292 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Times Acadeimic Press, 2002.

Summary:

These essays, written between 1990 and 2000, cover the most significant phase of multilateral institution-building in the Asia Pacific region. Addressing the most challenging issues of regional order, the book articulates an institutionalist understanding of the international relations of the Asia Pacific and should be useful to both schools and policy-makers interested in Asia Pacific security.

Contents:

1. Regionalism, Multilateralism, and the Study of Asia-Pacific Security 1

2. Regionalism and Regime Security in the Third World: The Origins and Evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council 31

3. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: "Security Community" or "Defence Community"? 69

4. Regional Military-Security Cooperation in the Third World: A Conceptual Analysis of the Relevance and Limitations of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) 94

5. Regional Order: Old Patterns and New Challenges 126

6. A Regional Security Community in Southeast Asia 146

7. Making Multilateralism Work: The ASEAN Regional Forum and Security in the Asia-Pacific 181

8. ASEAN, the US, and the "Conditional Engagement" of China 196

9. Sovereignty, Non-Intervention and Regionalism 222

10. Realism, Institutionalism, and the Asian Economic Crisis 241

11. The Future of Regionalism and Multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9812101551

OCLC:

50290600