Interest group perspective on the process of regionalization in Asia

Abstract: continue to promote Asian regional cooperation is the inevitable result of the Asian region, in the process, interest groups play a very important role of collective interests and collective identity for the regional integration of social cohesion inherent role of Asian society complexity and diversity of interest groups, development to provide opportunities, through interest groups and intergovernmental organizations to the government request to continue to strengthen and protect the interest has been received, although the regional interests in Asia are still not completely out of the country other effects, but it has and continues the process of regionalization in Asia play an active role.

Keywords: Asian regional interest groups

Interest groups today are generally regarded as important structures of modern democratic politics, but people's understanding for the interest groups are different in the James Madison seems, is that some group activities citizens "together, is a common emotion or driven by the interests, against the rights of other citizens, or against a permanent social and collective interests. "scholars have identified as global interest group resistance, they are based on regional organizations and external confrontation is the root cause. David Truman argued that "the Group" of the democratic process in the basic and active ingredients is undeniable is that interest groups play in political life is indeed a significant role. From a practical point of view, with the democratization process the promotion of Asian regionalization and the impact of interest groups in the Asian region has grown, and widespread interest group activities are increasingly important to Asia's impact on society, and to some extent, promoted the process of regionalization in Asia.

Regional arrangements or regional system is a mechanism, through this mechanism, regional governments can cooperate to better meet the needs of various functions on the Asian regional cooperation since the 1990s, gradually showing a good momentum of development. Various regional economic cooperation organization and cooperation mechanism to promote the regional economic integration, security dialogue, changing from bilateral to, from traditional areas to expand non-traditional areas, different forms of the increasingly volatile security dialogue mechanism, from confidence-building measures began to strengthen cooperation for the evolving peace and stability conducive to regional security framework to show a positive outlook, but from the current process of regionalization in Asia, Asia is still in the initial stages of the process of regionalization in the economic field, at what level There is debate on cooperation in the political and security fields is more complex, multilateral cooperation, but also bilateral cooperation, as well as local cooperation, so far, East Asia and even in culture is also far form an organic whole. religious differences in the decision of the Asian spirit has not yet formed a unified culture of Asian countries and regions in economic and political system there is a huge difference in most efforts have also focused on the sovereign states of the inter-governmental cooperation, the informal, will be the main area of ​​non-governmental levels, in all areas connected with the network's success provides a new way to solve the problem. interest groups, the process of regionalization in Asia has been seen as a secondary factor , is gradually taken seriously.


First, the corporate interests and regional integration in Asia

First, in all complex societies, individuals are rarely affected society as a whole, more by the different parts of the community or interest groups affect the Group to influence members of the group, and to some extent, control its members behavior, and members of the group to identify with and a sense of belonging, making the members showed a more consistent, universal features of these groups also reflects the pattern of a specific set of social characteristics.

The Asian society, the complexity of the Asian community in all kinds of widespread interest groups or pressure groups is difficult to clearly defined from the first sense, the group is a collection of people with common characteristics, such characteristics may the neighborhood, such as blood or any professional level. David Truman that interest groups should include any such group, refers to one or several common approach, based on in order to establish, maintain or enhance the behavior of a common attitude The group, which made specific demands in society, a common attitude of the group.

Interaction within the group can lead to certain common norms or common attitude is called the response, the group of foreign relations and lead to what is required in certain circumstances, and other groups in society and the rights requested. Any group in society are may play a role as interest groups, may also play a role as a political interest group. looking for a particular tax policy, economic groups such as multinational corporations, that is, as a political interest group in the activities of Regional associations within the industry, political parties, professional organizations and other organization, through government agencies to achieve their goal of all or part of the many interest groups have the altruistic nature of the interaction patterns of these groups will adapt to the changing environment in a changing society, interest groups is to promote the balanced regulation agent it through a variety of interests and demands of individuals gather to form a collective, and collective identity influence on government policies, which tend to favor or require the collection of Asian regional integration factors, thus promoting the regionalization process.

Second, the degree of regional integration in Asia and the social identity in Asian multilateral cooperation, the social identity of the main interaction provides an important framework, specific areas of social and political background from outside the concepts and norms of behavior in the region rely heavily on by the definition of self-identity in Asia in the long-term development of social evolution in different regions, peoples and nations formed different political, economic, cultural, religious beliefs and modes of development. This diversity of characteristics of the Asian region to region, sub- a marked difference between regional cooperation and regional cooperation in the characteristics of other continents, such as in East Asia, the social system, China, Vietnam, Laos, the socialist system, other countries, basically capitalist system in culture, religion, the Buddhist , Islam, Christianity's three major religions co-exist. In addition, different ethnic groups in the long-term historical development will form a different way of thinking and psychological characteristics, ethnic and cultural diversity of psychological complexity and lead to mutual relations of exclusion and loose, reflected in the regional cooperation is the lack of cohesion and integration, is clearly not conducive to regional integration, is not conducive to the deepening of regional cooperation while Asian nations, racial composition is quite complex, cross-national number, are also prominent, national issues intertwined with religious issues, the short term is difficult to solve, such as today between Israelis and Palestinians in West Asia, South Asia between India and Pakistan. interest groups to promote the development and exchanges between groups of self-identification and mutual recognition, and thus the expansion of social identity , group and inter-group communication solution for the conflict provides a broad way, step by step of regional integration could eliminate the above-mentioned problems. Links to free download http://www.hi138.com
Complexity, changes in the Asian region has brought problems of social identity, but also created a diversity of Asian societies in Asia and the formation of the social diversity of the Asian regional cooperation on a variety of political systems, social systems, religion, culture, economic system and the level of economic development of a wide range of tolerance. the demands of different interest groups which the production, development opportunities, such as regional business associations, religious groups have, on the relevant country's foreign trade policy, or religious influence policy. Group members of self-identity and the recognition of interest groups will help establish a broader basis of social attitudes, through diversification in a larger context of conflict and the gradual elimination of barriers and social interest groups in close contact and interaction determines the interest groups development and interaction mode, the system also determines its construction, the impact of social identity approach.


Second, the group's political participation

As the pursuit of common interests and the personal collection of concerted action, various forms of action by interest groups to influence government decision-making process in order to protect or expand their own interests, which is sometimes referred to as pressure groups. To participate in interest groups is to achieve effective political participation way, interest groups, the very existence of political participation also increased the level and effectiveness of the Asian community itself, the complexity and speed of social change, creating a wide variety of political interest groups, for example, regional economic cooperation within the small-scale commercial areas In response to the wider market, the result of the impact due to transportation, communication development, the establishment of integrated organization requires to appear, and continue to make the system requirements in order to strengthen the stability and protection has been obtained. Also, as the formation of industry associations , in order to cope with technological change and the ensuing market volatility arising from the interference of other reasons, such as the communications revolution, the short-term needs of the war, economic crisis and other emergency requirements organized groups complement the Government's economic plan role, such as the Asian banks under the auspices of the <<Chiang Mai Initiative>> The signing of Social fundamental changes not only affect the stability of economic relations, but also bound to affect society is almost an infinite number of different parts of the benefits from this sense, interest groups continue to occur not only on the impact of social change, while also continue to promote social change, change. Currently, the process of regionalization in Asia, interest groups generally have the following categories:
From participation in the field of view, can be divided into:
Business class group such as, countries in the Chamber of Commerce, the Japanese operator community coalition, private entrepreneurs, foreign investment groups, etc. Such groups have strong capital, the government greatly influence decision-making process.

Social class groups, including ethnic, language, religion and other attributes of the different types of groups such as Cross-Strait Relations Association, General Association of Korean in Japan, the Asian Churches, etc. Links to free download http:/ / www.hi138.com