This book offers a timely examination of the political economy shaping ASEAN's place within an evolving global order. Bringing together empirically grounded chapters, it traces how regional and global alignments with ASEAN are being recalibrated amid shifting power structures, economic transformation, and competing visions of international governance. Rather than treating ASEAN as a passive arena, the volume foregrounds its agency-showing how existing trajectories can be understood, contested, and strategically moulded to advance a more equitable world order.
The contributors draw on hard evidence and bring high levels of experiential and tacit knowledge, reflecting their close engagement with policy processes and developments. As a result, the book not only interprets the latest dynamics in regional and global political economy but also equips readers with rigorous insights into how these dynamics are unfolding and why they matter.
"Our contemporary conjuncture is defined by intersecting polycrises, escalating geopolitical tensions, and deepening ecological precarities. In this turbulent context, Professors Rasiah, Rogers, and Saravanamuttu have edited a conceptually robust and carefully curated volume that makes a significant analytical contribution to the critique of the global political economy."
--Rasigan Maharajh, Professor of Public Affairs, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology.
