Order and Security in Southeast Asia Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer [Hardcover]

Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. He was hugely influential through his extensive writings and his contacts with people in government and business in the region.

In this book, many of Leifers students, colleagues and friends come together to explore the key themes of his work on Southeast Asia, including the notion of order, security, maritime law and foreign policy. The book concludes with an overall assessment of Leifers background, worldview and impact on his field.

A scholarly and personal volume devoted to Leifer's vast contributions to the discipline of international relations, this text is a must-read for students and scholars specializing in the region.

Contributors  Foreword  Preface  Acknowledgements  Introduction  1. Regional Order, Balance of Power, and the English School Joseph Chinyong Liow and Ralf Emmers  2. Shocks of Recognition: Leifer, Realism, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia Donald Emmerson  3. Michael Leifer and the Pre-requisites of Regional Order in Southeast Asia Khong Yuen Foong  4. Michael Leifer, the Balance of Power, and International Relations Theory J?rgen Haacke  5. Untying Leifers Discourse on Order and Power See Seng Tan  6. Institutions and Multilateralism: Do Norms and Identity Matter? Community and Power in Southeast Asias Regional Order Amitav Acharya  7. Realism and Regionalism in Southeast Asia: The ARF and the War on Terror Sheldon Simon  8. Nationalism and Multilateralism in Chinese Foreign Policy: Implications for Southeast Asia Christopher Hughes  9.Maritime Security: Michael Leifer and the Security of Southeast Asias Maritime Thoroughfares &l)