Author : Paruedee Nguitragool
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316301168
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Book Synopsis ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora by : Paruedee Nguitragool
Download or read book ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora written by Paruedee Nguitragool and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora addresses a blind spot in ASEAN research and in comparative regionalism studies by assessing why, how, when and to what extent ASEAN member governments achieve a collective presence in global fora. Written for academic researchers and practitioners working in areas such as international relations, political science and international law, it examines ASEAN's negotiating behavior with a novel four-point cohesion typology. The authors argue that ASEAN's 'cognitive prior' and its repository of cooperation norms have affected ASEAN's negotiation capacities, formats, strategies and cohesion in international fora. Using two case studies - one on ASEAN's cohesion in the WTO agricultural negotiations and one on UN negotiations on forced labor in Myanmar - they examine ASEAN's collective actions at different stages of negotiation, in different issue areas and in different negotiating fora. The book concludes by providing recommendations for strengthening ASEAN's international negotiation capacities.