Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia
This article seeks to explore the dynamics of region construction in East Asia, through both formal regional institutions and informal regionalization processes. Regionalism, particularly in Southeast and East Asia, is often explained as a formal regionalist project. ASEAN serves as a prime examp...
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| author | Benny Teh Cheng Guan |
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| description | This article seeks to explore the dynamics of region construction in East
Asia, through both formal regional institutions and informal regionalization
processes. Regionalism, particularly in Southeast and East Asia, is often
explained as a formal regionalist project. ASEAN serves as a prime example
but many other intra-regional processes, such as the ASEAN plus Three, the
East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum, are also cases in point.
These processes, representing state actors, do not necessarily work in autonomous
spaces and discrete spheres, but rather interact with non-state entities
through multi-level networking. This networking provides opportunities for
the development of either 'positive' or 'negative' regionalism. As such, this
article looks at the interplay of cross-level actor-networks and how they affect
the direction and scope of regionalization in East Asia. It aims to show the
dynamic interplay of multiple regional actors that can consciously or unconsciously
contribute to the strengthening or weakening of region construction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80a73ad74d7442c4938fe44dee588d472022-12-22T04:14:53ZengCBS Open JournalsThe Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies2246-21632016-01-0133210.22439/cjas.v33i2.4964Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East AsiaBenny Teh Cheng Guan0School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains MalaysiaThis article seeks to explore the dynamics of region construction in East Asia, through both formal regional institutions and informal regionalization processes. Regionalism, particularly in Southeast and East Asia, is often explained as a formal regionalist project. ASEAN serves as a prime example but many other intra-regional processes, such as the ASEAN plus Three, the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum, are also cases in point. These processes, representing state actors, do not necessarily work in autonomous spaces and discrete spheres, but rather interact with non-state entities through multi-level networking. This networking provides opportunities for the development of either 'positive' or 'negative' regionalism. As such, this article looks at the interplay of cross-level actor-networks and how they affect the direction and scope of regionalization in East Asia. It aims to show the dynamic interplay of multiple regional actors that can consciously or unconsciously contribute to the strengthening or weakening of region construction.https://rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/cjas/article/view/4964ASEANEast Asian regionalismactor-networksinformal regionalization |
| spellingShingle | Benny Teh Cheng Guan Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies ASEAN East Asian regionalism actor-networks informal regionalization |
| title | Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia |
| title_full | Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia |
| title_fullStr | Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia |
| title_short | Region Construction: The Dynamics of Cross-Level Networking in East Asia |
| title_sort | region construction the dynamics of cross level networking in east asia |
| topic | ASEAN East Asian regionalism actor-networks informal regionalization |
| url | https://rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/cjas/article/view/4964 |
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