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The Role of ASEAN as a Regional Governance Actor in the Conflict Resolution between Thailand and Cambodia: The Preah Vihear Temple Dispute, 2008–2011 Lukmana, Savira; Wicaksono, Zakaria Anton
Spektrum Vol. 23 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Wahid Hasyim Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31942/spektrum.v23i1.14959

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ABSTRACT This research aims to discuss the role of ASEAN as a regional institution, where this role was implemented in an effort to resolve the conflict that occurred between Thailand and Cambodia in 2008-2011. What is quite unique is that this conflict is basically cultural in nature because it is a dispute over the area around the Preah Vihear Temple which has an area of ​​around 4.6 square km, where the area is the direct border between Thailand and Cambodia. Based on this, a transformation occurred which was initially a cultural problem. However, it later became a conflict on a regional scale, because this conflict had the potential to disrupt stability in the Southeast Asia region. Using a conflict resolution theory approach from Ralf Dahrendolf regarding the methods used to resolve the Preah Vihear Temple dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. ASEAN as a supranational organization at regional level is expected to be able to resolve the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, including involving its member countries as mediators in the conflict. Keywords: ASEAN Role, Preah Vihear Temple, Thailand - Cambodia Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Diffusion of Indonesian dangdut music at the international level as an implementation of cosmopolitan aesthetics Wicaksono, Zakaria Anton
Humanities & Language: International Journal of Linguistics, Humanities, and Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Humanities & Language: International Journal of Linguistics, Humanities, and Ed
Publisher : Abdul Media Literasi

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This study examines the transnational diffusion of Indonesian dangdut music as a cultural phenomenon contributing to cosmopolitanism and international engagement. The intensification of globalization has progressively reconfigured the boundaries between local and global cultural production, positioning popular music as an aesthetic medium that articulates identity and facilitates cross-cultural exchange. Within this context, the increasing visibility of dangdut beyond Indonesia’s borders raises pertinent scholarly questions regarding the role of aesthetic practices in shaping soft power dynamics and intercultural acceptance. The research is conceptually anchored in multi-track diplomacy, which recognizes the interplay between state and non-state actors in transnational cultural dissemination. Methodologically, it employs a qualitative approach operationalizing Rogers’ theory of diffusion of innovations to analyze how cultural products evolve, adapt, and attain legitimacy within diverse social systems. This framework is integrated with the concept of cosmopolitan aesthetics, which foregrounds cultural hybridity and shared emotional experience as mechanisms fostering cross-cultural resonance. The central argument posits that the international diffusion of dangdut music exemplifies a cosmopolitan process wherein local cultural identities undergo recontextualization rather than erosion within global cultural flows. By conceptualizing dangdut as both an aesthetic expression and a diplomatic instrument, this study contributes to scholarly discourse on cultural diplomacy and offers an alternative paradigm for understanding how cultural practices may function as pathways toward engagement and harmony in contemporary international relations.