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Inter-Regional Relations and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Bart Gaens

    1. The Finnish Institute of Int. Affairs , Helsinki, Finland

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  2. Gauri Khandekar

    1. Brussels, Belgium

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  • Offers an up-to-date overview of the Asia-Europe Meeting process

  • Analyses progress made in political/security-related dialogue, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural exchange, as well as in involving the different stakeholder groups

  • Provides insights into past achievements of over two decades, current challenges, and possible new directions for ASEM as a dialogue forum entering its third decade

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Bart Gaens, Gauri Khandekar
    Pages 1-8

  3. Two Decades of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

    • Bart Gaens
    Pages 9-32

  4. ASEM: Partnership for Greater Growth?

    • Gauri Khandekar
    Pages 33-58

  5. ASEM and the Security Agenda: Talking the Talk but also Walking the Walk?

    • Axel Berkofsky
    Pages 59-78

  6. The Value-Added ASEM: The Socio-Cultural Dialogue

    • Huong Le Thu
    Pages 79-100

  7. ASEM and the People’s Involvement: A Focus on the Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP)

    • Silja Keva
    Pages 101-129

  8. ASEM’S Media Exposure and the Promotion of Connectivity Between Asian and European Publics

    • Suet-Yi Lai
    Pages 131-156

  9. Reinventing ASEM: A Need for Relevance

    • Gauri Khandekar
    Pages 157-172

  10. ASEM’S Process of Enlargement and Its Implications

    • Bart Gaens
    Pages 173-190

  11. ASEM for Europe: One Conduit Among Many

    • Gauri Khandekar
    Pages 191-207

  12. ASEM: An Asian Perspective

    • Roopmati Khandekar
    Pages 209-236

  13. Conclusion

    • Bart Gaens, Gauri Khandekar
    Pages 237-241

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 243-250
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About this book

This edited volume examines contemporary relations between Europe and Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM is an informal forum for dialogue and cooperation between 53 partners from both regions. Having started in 1996, ASEM aims to enhance political dialogue, strengthen economic cooperation, and promote socio-cultural exchange. The book provides insights into past achievements, current challenges, and possible new directions for ASEM as a dialogue forum. The chapters focus on institutional design, the security agenda, economic cooperation, and cultural exchange and civil society outreach through the Asia-Europe Foundation. They also zoom in on ASEM’s Parliamentary Partnership, and the ongoing challenge of public awareness and visibility. Furthermore, they critically examine the implications of the widening process, the attempts to reinvigorate the forum, and the varied perspectives on ASEM’s value for both regions. Appealing to policy-makers, researchers, and students, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues relating to the role of ASEM in contemporary international relations. 

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Finnish Institute of Int. Affairs , Helsinki, Finland

    Bart Gaens

  • Brussels, Belgium

    Gauri Khandekar

About the editors

 

Bart Gaens is Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). He is also Specially-Appointed Associate Professor at the University of Osaka, Japan, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki. He has published on Europe-Asia relations with special focus on the ASEM process.

 

Gauri Khandekar is Deputy Director and Director Europe at think tank Global Relations Forum based in its office in Brussels, Belgium. Gauri is the author of five books on Asia-Europe relations. 

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