ASEAN People-to-People Connectivity: The Role of the Mutual Recognition Regime

Fornalé, Elisa (2018). ASEAN People-to-People Connectivity: The Role of the Mutual Recognition Regime. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 17(1), pp. 31-54. Brill 10.1163/15700615-01701002

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The concept of intra-regional connectivity is emerging as the rationale for the ASEAN regional project and will develop around three pillars: the physical infrastructure, the institutions and the people. Specifically, the facilitation of the free movement of highly skilled migrant workers at the regional level is identified in ASEAN documents as a primary mechanism to achieve people-to-people connectivity. The paper aims to study the emerging regional mobility framework under ASEAN by focusing attention on the potential impact of mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) on professional services as connecting instruments. The objective is to provide new insights into the building of ASEAN's regional process by taking the mutual recognition regime as a means to reconcile the traditional prerogatives of sovereignty and new common concerns in the context of cross-border human mobility and economic development. The review of the current evolution of ASEAN MRA architecture will focus on the challenges and promises of the intra-regional cooperation in developing the legal framework by fostering a rule-based organisation. To this end, the analysis will be complemented by an examination of Thailand's mutual recognition initiatives for professionals in the health services.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute 02 Faculty of Law > Other Institutions > Teaching Staff, Faculty of Law
UniBE Contributor:	Fornale, Elisa
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation
ISSN:	1568-0584
Publisher:	Brill
Language:	English
Submitter:	Pablo Rahul Das
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2019 14:51
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:26
Publisher DOI:	10.1163/15700615-01701002
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/126922