Rethinking The Experience Of Building A Security Community: The Case Of Asean

Alexander Korolev () and Yulia Belous ()
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Alexander Korolev: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Yulia Belous: National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Abstract: This article discusses the structural elements of the concept of a security community using the example of ASEAN. The relevance of studying this phenomenon has risen dramatically due to the official launch of the ASEAN Community in 2015, which consists of three key elements – the Economic Community, the Political and Security Community and the Socio-Cultural Community. The article argues that such generally accepted factors as economic interdependence, the political regimes, and the support of liberal ideas should be considered only as triggers which may facilitate the transition of security communities to a more advanced stage. In this regard, more significant variables are the “we feeling” among ruling elites and the population, the presence of common goals, the interests and values shared by all members of the community, adherence to key norms and principles of functioning of the union, the presence of strong channels of communication between states, the ability of collective response of states to internal and external challenges, and peaceful conflict resolution

Keywords: security community; ASEAN; institutions; collective identity; values; norms and principles. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2019
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Published in WP BRP Series: International Relations / IR, September 2018, pages 1-20

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