Regional Organizations in International Society: ASEAN, the EU and the Politics of Normative Arguing

214 Pages·2019·1.99 MB·English

by  Kilian Spandler

PALGRAVE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
IN INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY
ASEAN, the EU and the Politics
of Normative Arguing
Kilian Spandler
Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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Kilian Spandler
Regional
Organizations
in International
Society
ASEAN, the EU and the Politics
of Normative Arguing
Kilian Spandler
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden
Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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To Marisa Irawan
P
reface
Two main impulses prompted me to write this book. The first was a
scholarly interest in the historical roots of regionalism in different parts
of the world that goes back to my times as a graduate student of Political
Science at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Over the years, it
has become increasingly obvious to me that the Eurocentric myopia of
regional integration studies as it was (and often still is) studied at most
Western universities makes it harder for researchers to grasp the poli-
tics of regionalism, i.e. the way it is shaped by power, contestation and
uncertainty. The second impulse was the intuition—which later devel-
oped into a firm conviction—that the English School of International
Relations has more to offer in terms of understanding the history and
the politics of regionalisms than most scholars have realized. I hope that
‘Regional Organizations in International Society’ will help promote a
dialogue between the English School and Comparative Regionalism, be
it by convincing others of the theoretical insights the former holds for
the latter or by spurring critical engagement and even disagreement.
Many colleagues and friends have provided helpful comments on draft
sections of this book. My long conversations with Thomas Diez certainly
had the most influence on the arguments and I am deeply indebted to
him for his continual willingness to engage with my work. I also wish to
thank Joakim Berndtsson, Barry Buzan, Jeffrey T. Checkel, Maria Eriksson
Baaz, Marisa Irawan, Anja Karlsson Franck, Johan Karlsson Schaffer,
Tonny Brems Knudsen, Mathis Lohaus, Steffen Murau, Cornelia Navari,
Hanna Pfeifer, Lukas Rudolph, Thomas Risse, Frank Schimmelfennig,
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Gunter Schubert, Fredrik Söderbaum, Sören Stapel, Antje Wiener and
John Williams. I benefited greatly from the lively exchange in seminars
at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen and
the KFG The Transformative Power of Europe at the Freie Universität
Berlin, as well as the Working Groups of the ISA English School
Section on Regional International Societies and the Institutions of
International Society. For their tireless work in organizing these oppor-
tunities for debate, I thank Tanja A. Börzel, Thomas Diez, Andreas
Hasenclever, Tonny Brems Knudsen, Cornelia Navari, Thomas Risse,
Laust Schouenborg and Morten Valbjørn. The anonymous reviewer who
read early versions of two chapters as well as a draft of the full manuscript
deserves special thanks for his or her extensive and helpful comments.
The research resulting in this study was supported financially by the
State of Baden-Württemberg and the KFG The Transformative Power
of Europe. The KFG also graciously hosted me from October 2015 to
March 2016 and provided an intellectually stimulating and productive
environment during a crucial phase of writing. The staff at the library
of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore as well as the
archives of the Council of the European Union and the European
Parliament provided kind assistance in tracking down hard-to-find docu-
ments. Mary Fata, Sarah Roughley and the series editors at Palgrave were
always helpful and professional, and I deeply appreciate their cooperation
and assistance during the publication process.
Completing this book would not have been possible without my
friends and family. I am thankful for their hands-on help, but espe-
cially for reminding me that there is a life for academics beyond offices,
libraries and convention halls. Most of all, I am eternally grateful to my
partner Marisa Irawan for her encouragement, love and the intellectual
companionship throughout the years. I dedicate this book to her.
New York City, USA Kilian Spandler
May 2018
c
ontents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Politics of Normative Arguing in Regional
Organizations 15
3 Decolonization: Setting the Stage for Regionalism 51
4 Founding Years: Building Regional Organizations
in Postcolonial Spaces 75
5 Legal Integration: Regionalizing Judicial Authority 99
6 Enlargement: Redefining Regional Boundaries 139
7 Conclusion 187
Index 203
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bout the uthor
Kilian Spandler is a Visiting Researcher at the School of Global Studies
of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his Ph.D. from
the University of Tübingen, Germany, and held various visiting research
and teaching positions at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies in Jakarta, The New School in New York City, the University
of Freiburg, the University of Würzburg and Freie Universität Berlin.
His research on regional and global governance has appeared in the
Review of International Studies, the Journal of Common Market Studies
and the Asia Europe Journal. Kilian Spandler is an Executive Board
member of the Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International
Relations (IFAIR), a Berlin-based organization that promotes the voice
of young people in international politics. He is a co-founder of IFAIR’s
EU-ASEAN Perspectives Dialogue, a platform for exchange on interre-
gional relations between students and young professionals from Europe
and Southeast Asia.
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