For members of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), festivals are used to promote a concept known as   “the ASEAN Way”: respecting each other’s sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of one another, and peaceful settlements of disputes.

In his most recent paper, Dr David Ocón of Singapore Management University researches the “ulterior motives” of festivals and how they can be used for political and economic ends.

Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.1163/1871191X-bja10081