| ID | 174856 |
| Title Proper | China’s rising assertiveness and the decline in the East Asian regionalism narrative |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yeo, Andrew |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After a decade of vibrant scholarly and political discourse regarding the prospects of East Asian integration, the narrative of regionalism has lost its luster in favor of a darker regional narrative. Has the idea of East Asian regionalism come to pass, and if so, what explains the decline in the narrative of Asian regionalism both as a policy idea and as a research program? After providing empirical evidence tracking the rise and decline in scholarly publications and news articles regarding Asian regionalism, I present several plausible reasons explaining this decline. Among them, the perceived shift in Chinese strategic behavior, and in turn, the adoption of more pragmatic interpretations of Asian security practices – one defined by power balancing and institutional rivalry rather than community building – appears to have struck a major blow to the East Asia regional project. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Vol. 20, No.3; 2020: p.445–475 |
| Journal Source | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Vol: 20 No 3 |
| Key Words | China ; East Asian Regionalism ; Asian Security Practices |