Applying established theories to concrete phenomena, Asian-European Relations provides a comprehensive understanding of inter-regionalism and how co-operation between Asia and Europe should be fashioned in the new millennium. It contributes to the most recent developments in research by providing impressively rich studies to test existing theoretical frameworks

Part 1: Introduction and Theoretical Issues 1. Introduction: Co-Operation and Regional Integration: The Case of Asia-Europe Relations Jürgen Rüland and Cornelia Storz 2. Regional Organisations as Actors in International Relations. Interregionalism and Asymmetric Dialogues Mathew Doidge Part 2: Case Studies of Asian-European Interregional Relations Involving Government Actors 3. Governance, Asian-Europe Relations and Trade Facilitation Doris Fischer 4. Interregional Trade and Investment between Asia and Europe – An Empirical Investigation Hanns G. Hilpert and Klaus-Jochem Kecker 5. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and its Contribution to the Political Management of Globalisation Howard Loewen and Dirk Nabers 6. Asian-European Relations: More Security through Inter- and Transregional Relations? Frank Umbach 7. EU-Asia Human Rights Policy: Pursuing the Path of Institutionalism Martina Timmermann 8. On the Potentials of Interregional Policy Co-Operation – The Case of Europe’s Participation in the Asian Development Bank Werner Pascha Part 3: The Non-State Dimension of Asia-Europe Interregionalism 9. M&A between Japanese and European Enterprises: How to Integrate Different Institutional Regimes Andreas Moerke 10. Beyond the Taboos? The Opportunities and Limitations of Asian-European Track-Two Dialogue Katja Freistein 11. The Democratisation of Inter- and Transregional Dialogues: The Role of Civil Society, NGO and Parliaments Sebastian Bersick Part 4: Conclusion 12. Main Findings and Conclusion: Assessing the Surplus Value of Asia-Europe Interregionalism Gunter Schubert