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ASEAN’s Engagement of Civil Society

Part of the Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/9781137359476

ISBN: 978-1-349-47154-6

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Nov 26, 2015

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A “People-Oriented” ASEAN?

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 1 –13

[In the period of reform that followed the regional financial crisis beginning in 1997, the idea of a “people-oriented”1 ASEAN became a motif of discussions regarding the anticipated direction of the Association. This was accompanied by overtures of opening the Association to stakeholders,...
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Civil Society Consultations: Explaining Why and How

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 14 –45

[Civil society actors have rapidly risen to prominence in global politics in recent decades. For example, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a coalition of CSOs that worked with the UN and governments to produce the Mine Ban Treaty in 1997 that 159 states are now party to. The...
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ASEAN and Associational Life in Southeast Asia

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 46 –80

[Over four and a half decades, ASEAN has developed into a multifaceted institution positioned as pivotal in East Asian regionalism. It has fostered a regulatory framework directed toward building the region’s economic competitiveness, and widened the scope of its activities beyond customary...
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Civil Society Participation in Spaces Established by ASEAN

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 81 –106

[CSOs have sought to influence ASEAN’s reform agenda by participating in forums that have been established by ASEAN. There are three such sites for participation in ASEAN: the affiliation system that has existed since 1979; the informal consultations conducted by various ASEAN bodies, the most...
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Civil Society Participation in Spaces Recognized by ASEAN

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 107 –136

[Outside of those participatory channels that have been established by ASEAN, officials have interacted with CSOs through a range of forums organized by external actors. In these spaces, officials and CSOs engage in a dialogue, however this interaction is not deemed to be a part of official...
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Civil Society Participation in “Created Spaces”

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 137 –154

[In response to the constraints on civil society participation imposed by ASEAN, CSOs have increasingly developed what Jayasuriya and Rodan (2007) call “created spaces.” Rather than participating in spaces that have been sanctioned by ASEAN, CSOs pursue political activity that bypasses regional...
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Engaging Civil Society and Regulating Dissent

Gerard, Kelly

Pages: 155 –161

[A decade and a half ago, amid the upheaval of the regional financial crisis, ASEAN embarked on an ambitious reform program. Alongside renewed efforts to intensify economic integration, states committed to developing more inclusive political structures. Rhetoric of “community-building,”...

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