Building A People-oriented Security Community The Asean Way

The book is concerned with ASEANa (TM)s declared intention to create a security community that is people-oriented. The hypothesis is that in order for ASEAN to establish such a security community in Southeast Asia it is necessary for non-state actors to become part of the process. These non-state ac [...]
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The book is concerned with ASEANa (TM)s declared intention to create a security community that is people-oriented. The hypothesis is that in order for ASEAN to establish such a security community in Southeast Asia it is necessary for non-state actors to become part of the process. These non-state actors, captured in the broad umbrella term of civil society organisations (CSOs), play a critical role in both facilitating a process of social learning and providing specific expertise in various issue areas ASEAN has identified in its ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) blueprints. The need for plurality in the community building process has been recognised by ASEAN and rhetorically is captured in the notion of ASEAN being people-oriented. What this means, and how ASEAN engages with "the people," will give important insights into what type of community ASEAN is building and for our understanding of security communities more broadly.