THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN is Jean Monnet Professor ad personam of European Institutional Politics at the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

EMIL KIRCHNER is Jean Monnet ad personam Professor, University of Essex, UK. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2002, and was elected an Academician of the Social Sciences by the Academy of Social Science in 2009.

PHILOMENA MURRAY is Jean Monnet Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She holds honorary positions at the Institute for International Integration Studies at Trinity College Dublin; the College of Europe; United Nations University - Institute for Comparative Regional Integration Studies in Bruges and National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Introduction; T.Christiansen, E.Kirchner & P.Murray PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING AND CONTEXTUALIZING EU-ASIA RELATIONS The Historical Relations Of Europe And East Asia- From Partnership To Post-Colonialism; S.Kirchner The Evolution Of EU-Asian Relations: 2001-2011; F.Cameron Prospects For Multipolarity And Multilateralism In World Politics; K.E.Jørgensen Images Of European Integration In Asia; M.Holland, N.Chaban, [...] & [...] The Role Of 'Strategic Partnerships' In EU Relations With Asia; M.Reiterer PART II: THE COMPARATIVE DIMENSION OF EU-ASIA RELATIONS Regionalism And EU-Asian Relations: Patterns, Trends And Determinants; D.Webber Europe-Asia Studies: The Contribution Of Comparative Regional Integration; P.Murray & A.Warleigh-Lack Responses To The Global Financial Crisis And Its Precedents; P.Gillespie Dealing With Terrorism, Corruption And Organized Crime: EU And Asia; L.Holmes PART III: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF EU-ASIA RELATIONS EU-China Relations On Human Rights In Competing Paradigms: Continuity And Change; [...] The Securitization Of EU-Asia Relations In The Post-Cold War Era; N.Casarini Sanctions And Embargoes In EU-Asia Relations; P.Vennesson & C.Portela Socio-Cultural And Educational Cooperation Between The EU And Asia; G.Wiessala Regional Integration Support By The EU In Asia: Aims And Prospects; A.Jetschke PART IV: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF EU-ASIA RELATIONS EU-Asia Trade Relations; [...] Trade Facilitation And Market Access; B.A.O'Callaghan International Banking, Asia And Europe; [...] Coordinating Regional Financial Arrangements With The IMF: Challenges To Asia And Lessons From The EU; T.Kinkyo PART V: THE INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION OF EU-ASIA RELATIONS The Institutional Dimension Of EU-Asean/Asean Plus Three Interregional Relations; [...] The Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem); L.[...] The Asean Regional Forum And The EU's Role In Promoting Security In Asia-Pacific; [...] Strategic Bilateralism Or Effective Multilateralism? The EU, The SCO And SAARC;T.Renard PART VI: THE GLOBAL DIMENSION OF EU-ASIA RELATIONS The EU, Asia And The Governance Of Global Trade; [...] The EU And Asia In The United Nations Security Council; J.Wouters & M.Burnay Nuclear Non-Proliferation; [...] & [...] The Security Of The United States In Asia Pacific; R.Dominguez From Polarisation Towards A Consensus On Development? EU And Asia Approaches To Development And Oda; U.Wissenbach & [...] Europe, Asia And Climate Change Governance; [...] & [...] PART VII: CHINA IN EU ASIA RELATIONS Security And The Role Of China; [...] China In EU-East Asia Economic Relations; [...] EU-China Relations; G.Geeraerts PART VIII: BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EU AND ASIA EU-Japan Relations; T.Tanaka The EU And The Two Koreas- One Strategic Partner, The Other Strategic Liability; U.Wissenbach EU-Taiwan Relationship Since 1981; [...] EU-Indonesia Relations: No Expectations-Capabilitiy Gap?; D.Camroux & A.Srikandini EU-India Relations; [...] EU-Pakistan Relations: The Challenge Of Dealing With A Fragile State; [...] EU-Australia Relations; A.Benvenuti & P.Murray Conclusion: The Future Agenda In Europe-Asia Relations; T.Christiansen, E.Kirchner & P.Murray