Regionalisme African Union
Sebuah Tanggapan Komplementer Terhadap Tesis “Perjalanan Panjang” Konstitusionalisme ASEAN dari G.B. Arundhati
Abstract
Tulisan ini bertumpu pada kajian tesis doktoral “Perjalanan Panjang” ASEAN dari G.B. Arundhati. Pada studi tersebut Arundhati menerapkan pendekatan indikatif untuk menyatakan telah terjadi transformasi ASEAN menuju rule-based-organization yang people oriented. Studi ini menggunakan perspektif Arundhati pada African Union dalam upayanya melakukan demokratisasi kawasan. African Union dipilih karena kesamaan historis sebagai mantan bangsa terjajah yang berisikan banyak pemerintah otoriter. Maka terdapat dua aspek yang ditonjolkan. Pertama, tentang pergeseran atas primasi kedaulatan dimana African Union memperkenalkan prinsip non-indifference. Kedua, tentang representasi yang diperlihatkan lewat parlemen regional dan organisasi yang menghubungkan kelompok sipil pada tubuh African Union. Masing-masing terhubung lewat semangat mewujudkan solidaritas rakyat Afrika. Jadi meskipun terdapat kesamaan latar dengan ASEAN, Afrika menempuh jalan yang berbeda dalam pelembagaan organisasi regionalnya.
Kata Kunci: Regionalisme; African Union; Organisasi Internasional; Demokratisasi.
This article is a respond to G.B. Arundhati’s doctoral thesis of “Perjalanan Panjang” ASEAN (ASEAN’s Long Journey). Arundhati employed an indicative approach on ASEAN’s transformation toward people oriented rule-based-organization. Such perspective was then implemented in this study on African Union in the context democratizing the region. Like ASEAN, African nations shared historical background as the colonized nations with widespread authoritarian governments. This study will put emphasize on two aspects. First, the changing attitude toward the primacy of sovereignty through the novelty of non-indifference principle. Second, the institutionalization people’s representation via regional parliament and CSO organization. Both aspects connected through the spirit to realizing the solidarity among Africans. Different from ASEAN, Africa took a different path on institutionalizing their regional organization.
Keywords: Regionalism; African Union; International Organization; Democratization.
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