Conceptual debates

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• Sub-learning outcome

  • Students are able to explain the concepts of international integration, institutionalisation and norms also the debates within the framework of EU-ASEAN interregionalism

• Learning topics

  • the integration, institutionalization and norms

• Elaboration of learning topics

  • Comparative description of economic integration in the European Union and ASEAN

    • The EU’s single market post—Brexit

    • ASEAN Economic Community 2025

    • Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative (TREATI) and Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (READI)

  • EU’s Brexit case posed a debate between pro-integration and anti-integration

    • The rise of ultra-nationalism and right-wing parties against the further process of European Union’s institutionalization

    • The EU’s declining support and capacity toward Interregionalism of the EU-ASEAN due to the growing emphasis on the EU’s internal politics

  • Integration theory of:

    • Ernst Haas (neo-functionalism) emphasized the spill-over effect creating momentum and political basis for further steps of European integration in economics, social and culture

    • Andrew  Moravcsik (liberal intergovernmentalism) preferred states as primary actor of European integration with emphasis of economic interests rather than geopolitical rivalry

  • Institutionalization of EU-ASEAN cooperation

    • Institutionalization as a concept emphasized not only formal procedures but also informal rule and customary values

    • The hierarchy of the degree of institutionalization with the EU as the highest barometer of international bureaucracy and ASEAN as the most informal one

    • Different degree of institutionalization posed a threat of conflictual relationship but current dynamics showed the “business-as-usual” institutionalization of the EU–ASEAN cooperation

  • Normative debate in EU-ASEAN cooperation

    • Distinction between norms, institutions and regimes in the context of EU-ASEAN cooperation

    • The dynamics of human rights and sustainable development as primary norms in EU-ASEAN cooperation

    • Myanmar’s human rights and Indonesia’s deforestation as case studies in learning the normative debate with the aim of reconceptualization of inter-regionalism

• Learning indicators

  • The accuracy of the explanations about the concepts of integration, institutionalisation and international norms;

  • The accuracy of the explanation on the debates about integration, institutionalisation and international norms within the framework of the EU-ASEAN interregionalism

• Learning activities

  • Lecture and discussion (2.5 hrs)

  • FGD (2.5 hrs)

• Learning evaluation activities

  • Filling out worksheets

• Reading material

  • Laura Allison (2015), “The EU, ASEAN and Economic Integration”

  • --, “The EU, ASEAN and Institutionalisa-tion”

  • --, “The EU, ASEAN and Political Norms”

  • Robert Hix (2005), “The Political System of the European Union”

• Assessment percentage

  • 5%