| ID | 088761 |
| Title Proper | European experience for East Asian integration |
| Other Title Information | ideas, national interests, and the international circumstance |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kim, Nam-Kook |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper traces the possibility of East Asian integration through comparison with the early stage of European integration on three different levels: ideas, national interests, and international circumstance. Judging from the European experience, ideas always come first, then national interest contests, and eventually the international circumstance conditions the context. I compare the multilateral approach in Europe with the imperial hegemony competition in East Asia, Adenauer's regionalization policy in Europe with the Yoshida line of Westernization detouring from Asia, and the US and Russia's different roles in the two regions as external forces constraining the international order. My conclusion for the future of East Asia is located somewhere between views of procedural divergence and fundamental skepticism. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Europe Journal Vol. 7, No.2; June 2009: p295-312 |
| Journal Source | Asia Europe Journal Vol. 7, No.2; June 2009: p295-312 |
| Key Words | East Asian Integration ; National Interest ; International Circumstance ; East Asian Community |