Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order

347 Pages·2009·2.27 MB·English

by  Amitav Acharya

Constructing a Security Community
in Southeast Asia
‘Anyone seeking to find the link between the power of intellectual discourse
and policy relevance should read this book. The ASEAN Security Com-
munity (ASC), first as a discourse and subsequently as a policy adopted by
ASEAN, has to a considerable degree been inspired by the arguments
advanced in this book.’
Rizal Sukma, Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and Inter-
national Studies, Jakarta, and an author of the Indonesian proposal for an
ASEAN Security Community
This second edition of Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia
takes the excellent framework from Acharya’s first edition 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:
(cid:127) intra-regional relations and the effect of membership expansion
(cid:127) the ASEAN Regional Forum and East Asian regionalism
(cid:127) ASEAN’s response to terrorism and other transnational challenges
(cid:127) debates over ASEAN’s non-interference doctrine
(cid:127) the ‘ASEAN Security Community’ and the ASEAN Charter
(cid:127) the impact of the rise of China and India and ASEAN’s relations with
the US and Japan.
The new edition will continue to appeal to students and scholars of Asian
security, international relations theory and Southeast Asian studies as well as
policy-makers and the media.
Amitav Acharya is Professor of International Relations at the American
University, USA.
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Reviews of the First Edition
‘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.’
Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University, USA
‘... innovative and stimulating ... the theoretical and empirical sophistica-
tion 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 secur-
ity debate and contributes substantially to the quality of that debate’s policy
analysis.’
Survival
‘... an invaluable resource for every student of the region.’
Pacific Affairs
‘... a fascinating and important book ... Regional specialists will find a
great deal to mull over in this nuanced and compelling analysis.’
Pacific Review
Constructing a Security
Community in Southeast Asia
ASEAN and the problem of
regional order
Second edition
Amitav Acharya
First published 2001
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The second edition of my book is dedicated to the revered
memory of the late Professor Michael Leifer