Contesting Sovereignty
Power and Practice in Africa and Southeast Asia
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- Author: Joel Ng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Date Published: July 2021
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Sovereignty is a foundational idea upon which regional organisation of nations is built, yet its demise has often been predicted. Regionalism, which commits states to common frameworks such as rules and norms, tests sovereignty as states relinquish some sovereign power to achieve other goals such as security, growth, or liberalisation. This book examines the practice of normative contestation over sovereignty in two regional organisations of Africa and Asia – the AU and ASEAN. A structured comparison of three case studies from each organisation determines whether a norm challenging sovereignty was accepted, rejected, or qualified. Ng has carried out interviews about, and detailed analysis of, these six cases that occurred at formative moments of norm-setting and that each had very different outcomes. This study contributes to the understanding of norms contestation in the field of international relations and offers new insights on how the AU and ASEAN are constituted.
Read more- A comparison of two major regional organisations
- Aids understanding of how the African Union and ASEAN operate
- Based on case studies and interviews
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'This timely, meticulously-researched, persuasively-argued, and provocatively-theorized book navigates the complex world of norm contestation in the African Union (AU) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Ng insightfully theorized that three factors of diplomatic practice drive norm contestation between relatively equal actors in international organizations. This pioneering book will be a great read for scholars and practitioners of international relations, diplomacy, international organizations, African and Asian Studies.' Thomas Kwasi Tieku, Associate Professor, King's University College, Western University
See more reviews'… an important book that sheds light on multiple histories of wrestling with sovereignty in regional integration outside the Global North. It deserves to be read widely …' Swati Srivastava, Perspectives on Politics
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- Date Published: July 2021
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108848183
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Part I. Normative Contestation in Regional Organisations
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Framework
Part II. The African Union
3. The 'United States of Africa' Proposal
4. The Conference on Security, Stability, Development, and Cooperation in Africa
5. The Pan-African Parliament
Part III: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Part III. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
6. Human Rights 'Protection' in the ASEAN Charter
7. The ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
8. Extending the 'ASEAN Minus X' Formula
Part IV. Comparative Findings
9. Assessing the Model
10. Conclusion.
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