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Regional integration is a process that increases the level of interaction among nation states in close proximity to each other. In the past it has led to war but also to closer cooperation and political unification. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) development as a political and social community is dependent on progress towards democratizing the state. In recent years, ASEAN has become more ambitious in its vision of moving beyond the integration of market economies and towards a democratic community. Such a plan seems to be guided by the success of European integration and the emergence of a European Union (EU) as part of a yet-to-be-achieved goal of a United States of Europe (USE).
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Paul, E. (2010). ASEAN’s Future. In: Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia. Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230275263_7
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