The Paradox of ASEAN Centrality: Timor-Leste Betwixt and Between

• Other Authors: Seixas, Paulo Castro (Editor), Mendes, Nuno Canas (Editor), Lobner, Nadine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2023
• Subjects: Political science & theory; ASEAN; Centrality; Clash of Egos; Disputing Centralities; economic benefits; ecumene; multilateral relations; multiple belonging; peripheries; political decision-making; socio-political negotiations; strategic interests; Timor-Leste
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

ASEAN, as being on the very core of this matter, deserves close attention through the case of Timor-Leste for understanding international strategic inclusion-exclusion dynamics. The manuscript we provide tackles this case through a small country 'in-between' the core global actors of economic and political concern: Timor-Leste as a ground for grasping large-scale complexities in decision-making processes, as much as the micro-understanding and dynamics of a small country 'within the game' - if not even on the forefront.