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Reimagining Cross-Border Cooperation From Indonesia-Malaysia Experiences: A Thematic Literature Review

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The research aimed to explore the scientific discourse of cross-border cooperation in Southeast Asia, particularly on the Indonesia-Malaysia border area. Through thematic literature review, this research collected and analyzed journal articles, books, book chapters, and doctoral dissertations. The literature review find the gaps in literatures on cross-border cooperation which focus more on physical connectivity on land border area with less attention to institutional and people-to-people dimensions. This research also shows that Indonesia-Malaysia and Southeast Asia in general pose a less-structured and informal form of cross-border cooperation, which is different with an institutionalized and formal form of cross-border cooperation posed by Euroregion. The literature review also synthesizes new insights to the existing cross-border cooperation understanding. These insights shows that cooperation can address various purposes in complement to socio-economic sector, can be expanded to include subnational, national, subregional level, and should adopt more inclusive goals by considering the interests of all parties involved and affected.

Source: JAS (Journal of ASEAN Studies)

DOI: 10.21512/jas.v13i1.12440

Authors: Sandy Nur Ikfal Raharjo, Hanizah Idris

Institution: University of Malaya

Language: English

Topic: Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $500