Fwd: [ASEANcats] Thesis on ASEAN/Burma Zimbabwe/SADC
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From: Phyo Win Latt <ker...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 11:51:12 +0800
Subject: [ASEANcats] Thesis on ASEAN/Burma Zimbabwe/SADC
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Subject: [Burma:1156] Thesis on ASEAN/Burma Zimbabwe/SADC
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Dear list,
Congratulations to Yejoo Kim on the successful completion of an MA
thesis at Stellenbosch University on ASEAN's responses to Burma in
comparison with those of the SADC to Zimbabwe. For those who would
like to read the thesis itself, which can be downloaded freely at
(http://scholar.sun.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10019.1/6575/
kim_can_2011.pdf?sequence=1), I include the title and abstract below
(Mike):
Can Regional Organisations Socialise States? - Comparing Human Rights
Diffusion in ASEAN and SADC -
Abstract
The deteriorating human rights situations in Myanmar and Zimbabwe have
drawn concerns from the international community. Mainly Western states
and NGOs have criticised both governments and urged strong action from
the regional organisations, namely ASEAN and SADC. However, because of
the deeply rooted non-intervention norm in these regions, Southeast
Asia and Southern Africa, the human rights situation in both states
long remained serious. Recently however, ASEAN has taken up a strong
stance towards Myanmar. On the contrary, SADC has showed reluctance to
respond to the human rights violations in Zimbabwe. The question
arises why these two regional organisations have showed different
responses? In other words, the ASEAN member states have become relaxed
and accepted the new human rights norm, discarding the traditional non-
intervention norm, while the SADC member states still stick to the
norm of non-intervention.
In order to find answers, the focus in this thesis is on the process
of socialisation which means that the actors adopt new norms which are
also accepted by society as a whole. Three mechanisms which lead to
socialisation, namely strategic calculation, role-playing and
normative suasion, are discussed. The conclusion reached is that
regional organisation can play a role in inducing the member states to
accept the new norm, in the process the regional organisation is also
socialised through interaction with other international organisations
and actors.
Here, historical background, and particularly the process of gaining
independence in SADC heavily influenced the socialisation process in
this region. SADC member states‘ liberation struggle against
colonialism and apartheid led to the formation of strong bonds among
member states that has made it difficult for respective state leaders
to criticise each other. Such strong bonds do not exist in Southeast
Asia. In Southeast Asia, member states interact actively with external
actors such as the EU and NGOs. Thus they become receptive to human
rights norms; in turn, the regional organisation itself has been
socialised and has become relaxed enough to discard the non-
intervention norm. Also an increasingly large middle class has become
interested in the human rights situation in its neighbouring
countries. These are the factors which have led to the differing
responses from ASEAN and SADC to human rights abuses in their regions.
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