@article{article_1579499, title={Reconceptualizing Interregionalism through Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM): A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis}, journal={Bölge Çalışmaları Dergisi}, volume={4}, pages={1–27}, year={2025}, author={Ermeydan, Burcu}, keywords={ASEM, Asia-Europe relations, interregionalism, corpus linguistic, critical discourse analysis}, abstract={Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was formed three decades ago to intensify European and Asian relations. Today, it constitutes the widest interregional dialogue mechanism covering 53 countries from Europe to Asia, and it is a special case for regionalism studies. The literature on ASEM discusses its scope, structure, means of cooperation, and possible future scenarios. Yet, the current studies lack an empirical data-based analysis of which themes shape cooperation processes, how regional and international issues reflect upon ASEM, and the extent of change in cooperation themes. In that regard, this study aims to examine ASEM to answer these questions. By using Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis (CACDA), this research analyzes the chair’s statements from ASEM Summits between 1996 and 2021 to identify discursive themes, their chronological shifts, and their alignment with ASEM’s three pillars: political, economic, and socio-cultural. The findings of the research reveal that ASEM functions as an intergovernmental forum facilitating interregional dialogue on shared regional and global issues despite criticisms of lacking enforceable outcomes. The study underlines ASEM’s role in fostering dialogue between Asia and Europe and proposes reconceptualizing interregionalism as an integral component of multilateral governance.}, number={1}, publisher={Social Sciences University of Ankara}