Review:
'Acharaya has written one of the best, most interesting, and comprehensive studies on ASEAN and offers a compelling rationale for the security community approach to International Relations. It will be required reading for scholars interested in regional security and, particularly, in the role that norms and collective identity play in the onset of peaceful change.' - ‘Professor Emanuel Adler, Department of International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’
'This groundbreaking study illuminates brilliantly ASEAN's novel approach to issues of national and international security. Theoretically sophisticated and contextually grounded, Amitav Acharya is the rare scholar who succeeds fully in engaging intellectually both security and area specialists.' - ‘Professor Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University, USA’
"...innovative and stimulating…the theoretical and empirical sophistication that Acharya displays makes this book sure to be a key work on the security and political aspects of ASEAN for academics and policymakers...a vivid and cutting-edge work"
American Political Science Review
"...a wise book...the author expresses judgments that challenge analysts in Southeast Asia itself to consider seriously what can be done to chart a new course for the region."
Journal of Asian Studies
"Acharya's book stands as a major contribution to the ongoing Asian security debate and contributes substantially to the quality of that debates policy analysis."
Survival
‘"‘an invaluable resource for every student of the region."
Pacific Affairs
"...a comprehensive and convincing evaluation of the effect of norms of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on its member states...a scrupulously fair account of ASEAN's development"
International Journal
"...a fascinating and important book…Regional specialists will find a great deal to mull over in this nuanced and compelling analysis."
Pacific Review
"Among the scholars writing on the interface between international relations theory and Asian security, one of the most prolific and highly regarded is Amitav Acharya whose work on Asian regional security institutions is particularly prized. Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia continues to burnish his reputation for applying theoretical constructs to regional policy outcomes."
Contemporary Southeast Asia
Review:
Review for the first edition:
'This is a superb study of ASEAN and the main issues that it faces. Acharya provides great insight into key episodes in ASEAN's development with thorough research and cogent analysis...This book must now be considered the authoritative text on the subject of regional organization in Southeast Asia. One hopes the author will consider a second edition in the not too distant future.' - ‘Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia and Oceania’
Table of contents:
List of Illustrations, Series editor's preface, Acknowledgements, Map of Southeast Asia, The evolution of the ASEAN - Ten: a chronology
Introduction: security communities and ASEAN in theoretical perspective Why ASEAN? 1.Constructing security communities Defining security communities, Socialisation, norms and identity, The evolution and decline of security communities, Framework of the book 2. The evolution of ASEAN norms and the emergence of the 'ASEAN Way' Non-use of force and pacific settlement of disputes, Regional autonomy or 'regional solutions for regional problems', The doctrine of non-interference, No military pacts and preference for bilateral defence cooperation, ASEAN's sociol-cultural norms: the 'ASEAN Way' in historical perspective, Norms and identity in ASEAN's evolution 3.ASEAN and Cambodia endgame: a regional solution to a regional problem? ASEAN's normative stakes in the Third Indochina War, Regional autonomy versus dependence on outside powers, ASEAN and the Cambodia endgame, Norms, identity and ASEAN in the Cambodia conflict 4.Extending ASEAN norms: benefits and burdens of ASEAN - 10. The process of regional accommodation: Vietnam, Testing non-interference: 'constructing engagement' with Myanmar (Burma), 1992 - 1997, Cambodia 1997 - 1999: limits to non- interference? The impact of expansion on ASEAN's norms and identity 5.Managing intra-regional relations Intra-regional conflicts and conflict management, The Spratly Islands dispute, An arms race? Enhancing economic interdependence, ASEAN as a 'defence community', Sovereignty, non-interference and regional problem solving 6.ASEAN and Asia Pacific security: limits of the ASEAN Way? Rethinking autonomy as a regional norm, The ARF and the ASEAN Way, The burdens and benefits of multilateralism, Conclusion. Conclusion: ASEAN as a pluralistic security community: ascendant or decadent? The effects of ASEAN's norms, Prospects for ASEAN. Further Reading. Index
This second edition of Constructing a Security Community in Southeast takes the excellent framework from Acharya's first edition (2000) and brings it bang up to date looking at ASEAN's comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management. Including additional material on ASEAN's response to terrorism in the wake of the 'war on terror' and the proposal for an ASEAN security community, this new edition will continue to appeal to students and scholars of Asian security, international relations theory and Southeast Asian studies.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is regarded by many as one of the most successful examples of regional co-operation in the developing world. In the post-Cold War era, however, ASEAN faces serious challenges, not least from an expanded membership and the rising power of China. This book examines whether ASEAN can cope with these challenges and contribute to peaceful change in Southeast Asia, or whether it will crumble under the weight of its burdens, sparking a new spiral of regional conflict.
‘Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia’ offers the first serious investigation into the prospects for a security community outside the Euro-Atlantic region. It examines several key issues which will determine the future stability of the Southeast Asian and Asia Pacific region, including;
- the effect of expansion on ASEAN's intra-mural solidarity
- whether the ASEAN model of conflict management can be applied to the wider Asia Pacific region
- the threat posed by territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- domestic instability in Burma and Cambodia
- the impact of military acquisitions on intra-regional relations
- debates about sovereignty and non-interference.
This book contains the most comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of ASEAN's norms and the viability of the ASEAN WAy of conflict management. It is an invaluable resource for students of scholars of Asian Studies and International Politics.
This second edition of ‘Constructing a Security Community in Southeast’ takes the excellent framework from Acharya's first edition (2000) and brings it up-to-date, looking at ASEAN's comprehensive and critical account of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management. Key issues in determining the future stability of the Southeast Asian and Asia Pacific region are covered, including:
the effect of expansion
the application of the ASEAN model of conflict management to the wider Asia Pacific region
territorial disputes in the South China Sea
domestic instability in Burma and Cambodia
military acquisitions on intra-regional relations.
Including additional material on ASEAN's response to terrorism in the wake of the 'war on terror' and the proposal for an ASEAN security community, this new edition will continue to appeal to students and scholars of Asian security, international relations theory and Southeast Asian studies.
This book contains the most comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management.
'Acharaya has written one of the best, most interesting, and comprehensive studies on ASEAN and offers a compelling rationale for the security community approach to International Relations. It will be required reading for scholars interested in regional security and, particularly, in the role that norms and collective identity play in the onset of peaceful change.' - ‘Professor Emanuel Adler, Department of International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’
'This groundbreaking study illuminates brilliantly ASEAN's novel approach to issues of national and international security. Theoretically sophisticated and contextually grounded, Amitav Acharya is the rare scholar who succeeds fully in engaging intellectually both security and area specialists.' - ‘Professor Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University, USA’
"...innovative and stimulating…the theoretical and empirical sophistication that Acharya displays makes this book sure to be a key work on the security and political aspects of ASEAN for academics and policymakers...a vivid and cutting-edge work"
American Political Science Review
"...a wise book...the author expresses judgments that challenge analysts in Southeast Asia itself to consider seriously what can be done to chart a new course for the region."
Journal of Asian Studies
"Acharya's book stands as a major contribution to the ongoing Asian security debate and contributes substantially to the quality of that debates policy analysis."
Survival
‘"‘an invaluable resource for every student of the region."
Pacific Affairs
"...a comprehensive and convincing evaluation of the effect of norms of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on its member states...a scrupulously fair account of ASEAN's development"
International Journal
"...a fascinating and important book…Regional specialists will find a great deal to mull over in this nuanced and compelling analysis."
Pacific Review
"Among the scholars writing on the interface between international relations theory and Asian security, one of the most prolific and highly regarded is Amitav Acharya whose work on Asian regional security institutions is particularly prized. Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia continues to burnish his reputation for applying theoretical constructs to regional policy outcomes."
Contemporary Southeast Asia
Review:
Review for the first edition:
'This is a superb study of ASEAN and the main issues that it faces. Acharya provides great insight into key episodes in ASEAN's development with thorough research and cogent analysis...This book must now be considered the authoritative text on the subject of regional organization in Southeast Asia. One hopes the author will consider a second edition in the not too distant future.' - ‘Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia and Oceania’
Table of contents:
List of Illustrations, Series editor's preface, Acknowledgements, Map of Southeast Asia, The evolution of the ASEAN - Ten: a chronology
Introduction: security communities and ASEAN in theoretical perspective Why ASEAN? 1.Constructing security communities Defining security communities, Socialisation, norms and identity, The evolution and decline of security communities, Framework of the book 2. The evolution of ASEAN norms and the emergence of the 'ASEAN Way' Non-use of force and pacific settlement of disputes, Regional autonomy or 'regional solutions for regional problems', The doctrine of non-interference, No military pacts and preference for bilateral defence cooperation, ASEAN's sociol-cultural norms: the 'ASEAN Way' in historical perspective, Norms and identity in ASEAN's evolution 3.ASEAN and Cambodia endgame: a regional solution to a regional problem? ASEAN's normative stakes in the Third Indochina War, Regional autonomy versus dependence on outside powers, ASEAN and the Cambodia endgame, Norms, identity and ASEAN in the Cambodia conflict 4.Extending ASEAN norms: benefits and burdens of ASEAN - 10. The process of regional accommodation: Vietnam, Testing non-interference: 'constructing engagement' with Myanmar (Burma), 1992 - 1997, Cambodia 1997 - 1999: limits to non- interference? The impact of expansion on ASEAN's norms and identity 5.Managing intra-regional relations Intra-regional conflicts and conflict management, The Spratly Islands dispute, An arms race? Enhancing economic interdependence, ASEAN as a 'defence community', Sovereignty, non-interference and regional problem solving 6.ASEAN and Asia Pacific security: limits of the ASEAN Way? Rethinking autonomy as a regional norm, The ARF and the ASEAN Way, The burdens and benefits of multilateralism, Conclusion. Conclusion: ASEAN as a pluralistic security community: ascendant or decadent? The effects of ASEAN's norms, Prospects for ASEAN. Further Reading. Index
This second edition of Constructing a Security Community in Southeast takes the excellent framework from Acharya's first edition (2000) and brings it bang up to date looking at ASEAN's comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management. Including additional material on ASEAN's response to terrorism in the wake of the 'war on terror' and the proposal for an ASEAN security community, this new edition will continue to appeal to students and scholars of Asian security, international relations theory and Southeast Asian studies.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is regarded by many as one of the most successful examples of regional co-operation in the developing world. In the post-Cold War era, however, ASEAN faces serious challenges, not least from an expanded membership and the rising power of China. This book examines whether ASEAN can cope with these challenges and contribute to peaceful change in Southeast Asia, or whether it will crumble under the weight of its burdens, sparking a new spiral of regional conflict.
‘Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia’ offers the first serious investigation into the prospects for a security community outside the Euro-Atlantic region. It examines several key issues which will determine the future stability of the Southeast Asian and Asia Pacific region, including;
- the effect of expansion on ASEAN's intra-mural solidarity
- whether the ASEAN model of conflict management can be applied to the wider Asia Pacific region
- the threat posed by territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- domestic instability in Burma and Cambodia
- the impact of military acquisitions on intra-regional relations
- debates about sovereignty and non-interference.
This book contains the most comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of ASEAN's norms and the viability of the ASEAN WAy of conflict management. It is an invaluable resource for students of scholars of Asian Studies and International Politics.
This second edition of ‘Constructing a Security Community in Southeast’ takes the excellent framework from Acharya's first edition (2000) and brings it up-to-date, looking at ASEAN's comprehensive and critical account of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management. Key issues in determining the future stability of the Southeast Asian and Asia Pacific region are covered, including:
the effect of expansion
the application of the ASEAN model of conflict management to the wider Asia Pacific region
territorial disputes in the South China Sea
domestic instability in Burma and Cambodia
military acquisitions on intra-regional relations.
Including additional material on ASEAN's response to terrorism in the wake of the 'war on terror' and the proposal for an ASEAN security community, this new edition will continue to appeal to students and scholars of Asian security, international relations theory and Southeast Asian studies.
This book contains the most comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) norms and the viability of the ASEAN way of conflict management.