On December 31, 2015, the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ushered in a new era with the founding of the ASEAN Community (AC). The culmination of 12 years of intensive preparation, the AC was both a historic initiative and an unprecedented step toward th…
On December 31, 2015, the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ushered in a new era with the founding of the ASEAN Community (AC). The culmination of twelve years of intensive preparation, the AC was both a historic initiative and an unprecedented step towar…
This volume challenges the proposition that regional organizations across the world exhibit increasing similarities with the European Union as a result of norm diffusion. It examines how and to what extent Indonesian foreign policy stakeholders-the government, civil society, leg…
Examines the specific roles of parliaments in political decision-making, regime change, democratization, and consolidation of democracy in a comparative perspective.
This study of the national parliaments of India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand is inspired by four major theoretical discourses: neo-institutionalism, parliamentarianism versus presidentialism, majoritarian versus consensus democracy, and transition theor…
Examines the specific roles of parliaments in political decision-making, regime change, democratization, and consolidation of democracy in a comparative perspective.