ASEAN Studies in the USSR and Russia

The very first steps in ASEAN research in the USSR were made at a time when the Association was perceived as an unfriendly union and many experts were skeptical about its future. Modern researchers of ASEAN in Russia work in a completely different environment and hardly recall those perceptions. Meanwhile, it seems that systematization of knowledge about ASEAN research as well as an understanding of the dynamics of its development could help to assess the effectiveness of the work done and adjust it to contemporary standards. The article analyzes the development of ASEAN research in the USSR and Russia. The first part of the article identifies research phases in the USSR and Russia and describes their key trends. Two phases have been defined in the Soviet period based on the intensity of the research (from the late 1960s to the mid1980s and from the mid-1980s to 1991). Contemporary Russian studies are divided into three phases in accordance with the changes that triggered the growth of interest in ASEAN in the academic circles of the Russian Federation (from 1991 to the mid-2000s, from the mid-2000s to 2014, and from 2014 up to the present). The second part specifies the institutional structure of ASEAN research in the USSR and Russia and outlines its key directions. Increasing attention to ASEAN is manifested in the growing number of institutions involved, publications, joint initiatives, and events. Nevertheless, most of them still involve organizations located in Moscow, while regional structures are less active. It seems that intensification of analytical and scientific work related to ASEAN in regional universities (especially in Siberia and the Far East) is likely to have a positive impact on the effectiveness of cooperation between Russia and ASEAN in future. Now, there are both opportunities and limitations for the further development of Russia-ASEAN relations. In this regard, enhancing work on joint publications, international exchanges and individual research initiatives cancreate a basis fortaking more advantage from the track II diplomacy in the upcoming projects.

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