The Political Economy of State Transformation and Transnational Governance in Asia

A pilot research network and hold a collaborative workshop on the political economy of state transformation and emerging transnational governance in Asia. We identify prima facie evidence of state transformation – the fragmentation, decentralisation and uneven internationalisation of state apparatuses – and the networking of state, non-state and hybrid actors to form transboundary governance regimes across this dynamic and important region. This is driven by economic globalisation and in turn reshapes how globalisation is governed and proceeds. We seek to overturn the stereotypical view in International Relations (IR) of Asian states as monolithic, ‘Westphalian’ entities by studying these phenomena comparatively.