This article is aimed at analyzing the premises, perils, and promises of ASEAN integration. Beyond examining the region’s situation, this article will also draw lessons from the European Union and various incipient Latin American integration projects. Specifically, this article will address the following questions: (a) How does the ASEAN’s founding myth affect the ASEAN integration project’s general direction? (b) What is wrong with ASEAN’s current neoliberal framework? (c) What country will be the likely hegemon of the ASEAN economic and socio-cultural community? (d) Is a solidarity-based, people-centered, grassroots-driven, and non-neoliberal model for ASEAN integration possible and sustainable? (e) What lessons can be drawn from the European and Latin American integration schemes?

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东盟一体化的前提，危险和承诺

本文旨在分析东盟一体化的前提，危险和前景。除了研究该地区的情况之外，本文还将借鉴欧盟和各种初期的拉丁美洲一体化项目的经验教训。具体来说，本文将解决以下问题：（a）东盟的创立神话如何影响东盟一体化项目的总体方向？（b）东盟目前的新自由主义框架有什么问题？（c）哪个国家将成为东盟经济和社会文化共同体的霸主？（d）东盟一体化的以团结为基础，以人为中心，以基层为驱动的，非自由的模式是否可能且可持续？（e）可以从欧洲和拉丁美洲一体化计划中学到什么？