Leadership in Regional Community-Building

This book examines the role of political leadership as a driver in the process of regional community-building in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU). It considers under which conditions political leadership constitutes a driver of regional community-building and reconceptualises the very idea of political leadership in order to examine its role in a regional context. The book concludes that a comprehensive approach that incorporates political will, the capacity of individual leaders, state capacity, legitimacy, and summitry yields a deeper understanding of political leadership in regional bodies.

Argues it is ultimately the role of political leadership that determines the design, structures and overall progress of regional community-building Focuses on ASEAN, the EU, to examine the role of political leadership in a regional context Presents five explanatory factors that are crucial to the provision of political leadership Determines the extent to which the differences and commonalities in these five factors are crucial to the provision of political leadership in ASEAN and the EU Develops a new analytical framework in order to understand political leadership in the regional community-building

Autorentext
Siti Darwinda Mohamed Pero is a senior lecturer at the School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her current research focuses on comparative regional integration and non-traditional security with particular focus on cybersecurity and human security issues.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Political Leadership in Regional Community-Building: Developing Research Agenda.- 3. Political Will and Capacity of the Individual Leaders.- 4. State Capacity and Leadership in ASEAN and the EU.- 5. Legitimacy and Leadership in ASEAN and the EU: A further look at Acceptance and Recognition.- 6. Summitry and Leadership in Regional Organisations: Comparing ASEAN Summit and the European Council Summit.- 7. Conclusion.