Abstract
This chapter explores how regionalism in contemporary Asia undertaken by and/or through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has evolved and how it has been studied as well as conducted. The chapter divides the enterprise of ASEAN-led regional cooperation into its academic study and research by scholars (referred to below as "ASEAN Regionalism Studies" or ARS) and its institutional and policy practice by policymakers (referred to as "ASEAN Regionalism Practices" or ARP). It is contended that ARS is a contested enterprise as reflected by its inherent theoretical, epistemological and methodological diversity. On the other hand, ARP arguably reflects a pragmatic turn in ASEAN-led regionalism towards nontraditional security cooperation, as evidenced through a comparative look at two regional security arrangements, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). This apparent convergence towards practical collaboration suggests that ARP, at least in its contemporary form, differs somewhat from the contested nature implied by ARS.
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