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Contesting the ‘Promotion’ and ‘Protection’ of Human Rights: A Critical Understanding of the ASEAN–EU Relationship through Representational Force

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Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 3 - 24

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/18681034221134306

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How do we explain ASEAN – a non-western, traditionally ‘weak’ actor – and the degree to which it has successfully co-opted the EU into accepting its approach to human rights? This article considers the question of human rights in the ASEAN–EU relationship. It does so by reappraising the literature o...

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Published in: Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
ISSN: 1868-1034 1868-4882
Published: SAGE Publications 2023
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