Reference no: EM132152868
ASEAN, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
General introduction: ASEAN appears to play an important political role in Southeast Asia but analyst have a hard time figuring out what it is. Goh sees a subtle but ultimately sophisticated strategy. Others are much more skeptical. What was ASEAN designed to do and has it accomplished its objectives? Does it matter it the region becomes less democratic? Why?
The contest is just to give you an idea of the issue.
This are the only reference I can use. Please cite carefully and throughtfully. No need to use them all, but you cannot use references out of this list
Richard Stubbs, "ASEAN's leadership in East Asia Region-Building: Strength in Weakness", The Pacific Review 27,4 (2014); 523-541
David martin Jones and Nicole Jenne, "Weak State's Regionalism: ASEAN and the limits of Security Cooperation in Pacific Asia, International Relations of the Asia Pacific, 2015
Josh Kurlantzik, "South East Asia's Democratic Decline in the America First Era" Council on Foreign Relations, Oct. 27, 2017
The ASEAN Charter, November 20,2007
Amitav Acharya, Constructing a security community in southeast Asia: ASEAN and the problem of regional order (New York: Routledge, 2001)
David-Martin Jones and Michael L.R. Smith, "Making process, not progress: ASEAN and the evolving East Asia Regional order" International Security, 32,1 (Summer 2007) 148-184
Rodolfo Severino, South East Asia in search of an ASEAN community: Insights from the former ASEAN Secretary General( Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006)
Robin Ramcharan, "ASEAN Human Rights Commission: Policy considerations for enhancing its capacity to protect rights" UCL Human Rights Review, 3 (2010): 199-234
Regional cooperation agreement on Combating piracy and Arm Robbery Against Ships in Asia
Robert Yates, "ASEAN a the Regional Conductor: Understanding ASEAN's role in Asia-pacific Order" The Pacific Review, 30:4 (2017), 443-461.
PAPER TOPIC: An important characteristic of the region is political heterogeneity, with some robust democracies and a variety of authoritarian regimes. Does democratic regress in key countries such as Thailand and the Philippines matter for how ASEAN functions?
(Analysis of human rights situation and how it influences the ASEAN functions). The Paper title should be something like ASEAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS or you can find a better title related to this topic.
Analytical Essay: Outline the question you are answering.
Lead paragraph:
- Outline the question you are answering
- Provide thesis
- Outline the evidence you are going to provide to support the thesis
Body paragraphs:
- One paragraph one point Remind evidences to support the point (maybe 3 paragraphs)
- Alternative explanations that you are dismissing
Conclusion:
- Restate the thesis and how you demonstrate the main point
Strong AXES model required! The professor uses Turnitin to check... careful with citations!
AXES mode is a priority. Thesis paragraph. Then body paragraphs with Assertion, Example, Explanation and Significance.
Be super clear in your explanations.