ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered (2019)

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Abstract
This article examines the first two decades of the transregional Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) from its inception with the Bangkok Summit of 1996. Examining instances of region building and the socialisation of states, it identifies the gradual emergence of a role for the forum, one that stands in some contrast to initial participant expectations. In this respect, rather than a structure for delivering substantive negotiated outcomes around issues such as trade liberalisation, the value of ASEM across its first 20 years came increasingly to be seen in its ideational aspects: identity building, norm diffusion, and dialogue without preconceptions.
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Doidge M (2019). ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered. Baltic Journal of European Studies. 9(2). 6-19.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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Asia–Europe Meeting; European Union; interregionalism; transregionalism; Asia-Pacific regionANZSRC Fields of Research
44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440807 - Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440808 - International relations
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