Bano, S., Kraft, H. J. S., Mercado, O. S., Rivera, T. C., Tabbada, J. P., Tigno, J. V., & Uriarte, F. A., Jr. (2017). The ASEAN drama: Half a century and still unfolding. Quezon City: UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies.

ASEAN secretarial: symbolic or syndetic? -- The ASEAN and the politics of major power: impact on the quest for a regional order -- Down the rocky road building ASEAN identify and citizenship -- The ebb and flow of regional civil society involvement in ASEAN -- Do member countries benefit from economic integration? a case study of the ASEAN -- The ASEAN way: bedrock or stumbling block? -- Afterword: some critical thoughts and a way forward -- About the authors

The ASEAN Drama: Half a Century and Still Unfolding reflects a diversity in thinking about ASEAN, its character, the issues the regional association faces, as well as the many dilemmas it encounters. The book is a forthright scrutiny of ASEAN by academics and diplomatic practitioners. The chapters examine various dimensions of ASEAN, namely: economic performance using a particular methodology to gauge such performance of the member-countries; civil society engagement with ASEAN; the so-called regional identity as a "caring and sharing community;" the ASEAN bureaucracy and secretariat; and the characterization and dilemmas of ASEAN as a regional association.