Muhammad Sigit Andhi Rahman

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIANG MAI INITIATIVE MULTILATERALISATION (CMIM) AND THE INTERNALIZATION OF ASEAN POLITICAL CULTURE [1] M. Sigit Andhi Rahman Lecturer of IR Study Program President University (Konvensi AIHII Malang) Abstract This paper study The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) in order to understand the internalization of political culture of ASEAN. In contrary to Realist and Liberalist theories that see cooperation at the minimum as non-existent and at the maximum as purely instrumental in the pursuit of self-interest this paper will use a constructivist approach from Alexander Wendt towards the establishment of the CMIM. By analyzing Wendt’s three master variables that resembles the formation of collective identity of ASEAN and the legitimacy of the CMIM political culture, this paper concludes that the establishment of the CMIM has only for a small part internalized the political culture of ASEAN to a higher degree. Introduction At ...

Sub tema: Lingkup Domestik Konvensi AIHII Padang Indonesia Climate Diplomacy: An Eclectic Approach in Understanding the Logic of Action of Indonesia Foreign Policy on Climate Change Mitigation Muhammad Sigit Andhi Rahman President University Jababeka Education Park Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Kota Jababeka Cikarang Baru, Bekasi, Jawa Barat, 17550 E-mail: emsigitar@gmail.com Keywords: Indonesia foreign policy, climate diplomacy, eclectic approach, climate change mitigation, logic of action Abstract This study examines the logic of action of the current Indonesia foreign policy in climate change mitigation. Since the climate change conference in Bali in 2007, Conference of Parties (COP 13), Indonesia has advocated itself as an active global leader in climate diplomacy. At  COP 15, in Copenhagen, Indonesia committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emission up to 41 percent below business as usual (BAU) by 2020. Many consider this as a very ambitious tar...