ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-63bb6542f5604e2ebc3d8a1ce346c7e12022-12-21T23:41:56ZengSciendoBaltic Journal of European studies2228-05962019-09-019261910.1515/bjes-2019-0011bjes-2019-0011ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role DiscoveredDoidge Mathew0National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Logie, Level 4, Christchurch8140, New ZealandThis 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.https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0011asia–europe meetingthe european unioninterregionalismtransregionalismthe asia-pacific region |
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| title | ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered |
| title_full | ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered |
| title_fullStr | ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered |
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| title_short | ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered |
| title_sort | asem s first two decades a role discovered |
| topic | asia–europe meeting the european union interregionalism transregionalism the asia-pacific region |
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