Posted on 05 Sep 2011
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process was designed in 1996 to bring Asia and Europe closer together. The Asia-Europe Meeting: Contributing to a New Global Governance Architecture focuses on the discussions and results of the eighth ASEM Summit that took place in October 2010 in Brussels. It gives a multifaceted picture of Asia-Europe convergences and disparities and helps to understand how these are dealt with through interregional political dialogue.
Renowned academics and observers of Asia-Europe relations provide analysis and essential insights into the advantages and limitations of contemporary ASEM affairs, their most pertinent issues, and the role of ASEM as a constituent of the developing new global governance architecture. In addition, the book offers a unique insider’s perspective of the preparations and negotiations of the Brussels events. The Annex of the book furthermore includes ASEM related primary sources not available in any publicly accessible record.
Sebastian Bersick is lecturer at the Department of Government at the National University of Ireland.Paul van der Velde works at the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden/Amsterdam.
Reviews
"This book clearly demonstrates that Asia and Europe play a key role in the configuration of a new global governance architecture." W.A.L. Stokhof, Chairman Board of Governons, Asia-Europe Foundation.