Understanding region formation through proximity, interests, and identity: debunking the Indo-Pacific as a viable regional demarcation

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09512748.2018.1540497" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09512748.2018.1540497</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2023.2300976" target="_blank" >10.1080/09512748.2023.2300976</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Understanding region formation through proximity, interests, and identity: debunking the Indo-Pacific as a viable regional demarcation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Indo-Pacific region, linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans through Southeast Asia, is becoming increasingly significant in academic discourse and global politics. The geopolitical background of the idea is evident as it connects several major powers around China. However, can the concept serve as a cornerstone for a viable regional setting beyond geopolitics? And in extension, why do some regions institutionalize while others are unable to do the same? Drawing on social constructivism and region-building theories, we argue that three intersubjectively shared preconditions-proximity, interests, and identity-play a crucial role in regional consolidation. We posit that this framework operates as a scale, wherein meeting these conditions positively influences region formation and institutionalization. Comparing the Indo-Pacific to the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, we contend that while the latter two possessed these components, the Indo-Pacific severely lacks shared ideas of proximity and identity, and the component of interests remains contested. We conclude that this limitation significantly hampers the possibility of the Indo-Pacific emerging as a viable and intersubjectively shared regional framework.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Understanding region formation through proximity, interests, and identity: debunking the Indo-Pacific as a viable regional demarcation

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Indo-Pacific region, linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans through Southeast Asia, is becoming increasingly significant in academic discourse and global politics. The geopolitical background of the idea is evident as it connects several major powers around China. However, can the concept serve as a cornerstone for a viable regional setting beyond geopolitics? And in extension, why do some regions institutionalize while others are unable to do the same? Drawing on social constructivism and region-building theories, we argue that three intersubjectively shared preconditions-proximity, interests, and identity-play a crucial role in regional consolidation. We posit that this framework operates as a scale, wherein meeting these conditions positively influences region formation and institutionalization. Comparing the Indo-Pacific to the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, we contend that while the latter two possessed these components, the Indo-Pacific severely lacks shared ideas of proximity and identity, and the component of interests remains contested. We conclude that this limitation significantly hampers the possibility of the Indo-Pacific emerging as a viable and intersubjectively shared regional framework.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Pacific Review

ISSN

0951-2748

e-ISSN

1470-1332

Svazek periodika

37

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

1067-1089

Kód UT WoS článku

001136216800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85181439859