The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia

The article examines the external image of the EU among elites in five selected Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. Southeast Asia offers an interesting area for examining perceptions. Firstly, this region is linked to Europe by a long-standing and...

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Main Author: PORTELA, Clara
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-22732011-09-20T14:00:11Z The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia PORTELA, Clara The article examines the external image of the EU among elites in five selected Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. Southeast Asia offers an interesting area for examining perceptions. Firstly, this region is linked to Europe by a long-standing and prosperous trade relationship. Secondly, the Association of South East Asian Nations has embarked on a process of deepening integration, adopting certain elements of the EU in its design. How desirable is the EU experience as an example of how to deepen integration? And how are EU external policies such as trade, human rights and environment perceived by stakeholders in the region? The article analyses perceptions on the themes of integration and external polices, contrasting them with the scholarly understandings of the EU as a ‘benign’ actor, notably the notions of ‘normative’, ‘civilian’ and ‘soft’ power. 2010-07-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1017 info:doi/10.1007/s10308-010-0257-8 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University European Union South East Asia regional integration perceptions soft power Asian Studies International and Area Studies
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider SMU Libraries
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language English
topic European Union
South East Asia
regional integration
perceptions
soft power
Asian Studies
International and Area Studies
spellingShingle European Union
South East Asia
regional integration
perceptions
soft power
Asian Studies
International and Area Studies
PORTELA, Clara
The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
description The article examines the external image of the EU among elites in five selected Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. Southeast Asia offers an interesting area for examining perceptions. Firstly, this region is linked to Europe by a long-standing and prosperous trade relationship. Secondly, the Association of South East Asian Nations has embarked on a process of deepening integration, adopting certain elements of the EU in its design. How desirable is the EU experience as an example of how to deepen integration? And how are EU external policies such as trade, human rights and environment perceived by stakeholders in the region? The article analyses perceptions on the themes of integration and external polices, contrasting them with the scholarly understandings of the EU as a ‘benign’ actor, notably the notions of ‘normative’, ‘civilian’ and ‘soft’ power.
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author PORTELA, Clara
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title The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
title_short The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
title_full The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
title_fullStr The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed The Perception of the EU in Southeast Asia
title_sort perception of the eu in southeast asia
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2010
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1017
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