This article examines the goals, methods, and implications of regional organizations
founded and dominated by autocracies—including the Commonwealth of Independent …

Behind the Façade examines the question of why authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia
bother holding elections. Using comprehensive case studies of Cambodia, Myanmar, and …

ASEAN has declared its intention to create a security community in Southeast Asia that is
people-orientated. This book evaluates ASEAN's progress, and in doing so examines three …

Abstract Observers of Southeast Asian affairs commonly assume that the members of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are reluctant to pursue liberal agendas …

Why have ASEAN member states declared and why do they continue to declare their
intention to enhance cooperation and devise projects when implementation lags behind …

This book provides a state-of-the-art introduction to, and analysis of, the development of
regionalism in Asia. It offers a comprehensive exploration of what is clearly the most …

Recent reforms of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are viewed by liberal
institutionalists and constructivists as triggering a fundamental transformation of the ASEAN …

Over the past few years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has
undertaken institutional reforms in the hope of rejuvenating itself for the twenty-first century …

Background: ASEAN is characterized as a non-intrusive regional organization. It has been
argued that noninterference principle was prioritized over democracy and human rights …

In 2009, following numerous high profile abuse cases, the Indonesian government placed a
moratorium on its citizens taking up employment in Malaysia as domestic workers. From the …