My research centers on two areas. First, I draw on and develop social IR theory to examine governance practices in institutional settings, particularly in ASEAN. Second, I reflect on elements of interpretive and qualitative research methods. Below I list and link to my publications. Please see my CV for more information, including works-in-progress.
Books (2)
Steven Bernstein, Aarie Glas, and Marion Laurence (2025), Norms, Practices, and Social Change in Global Politics. Cambridge University Press, Elements in International Relations Series. 80 pages. Open Access.
Aarie Glas (2022), Practicing Peace: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America. Oxford University Press. 256 pages. [Named one the Top 10 Books of 2023 by International Affairs]
Articles & Chapters (18)
Rithiya Serey, Tanner Bivens, and Aarie Glas (2024), “‘This is not the 90s’: Change in ASEAN’s Normative Order and the Regional Response to Myanmar.” Pacific Affairs. 97(4): 773-794. [With student co-authors.]
Aarie Glas and Stéphanie Martel (2024), “Boundary Work, Overlapping Identities, and Liminality in Communities of Practice: Diplomacy in and around ASEAN.” Global Studies Quarterly. 4(1): 1-11.
Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo (2024), “Reflexive Methodologies and Methods” in Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, and Dino P. Christenson (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Engaged Methodological Pluralism. Oxford University Press. 17 pages. [I was an associate editor of the handbook].
Aarie Glas (2024), “ASEAN’s Engagement in the Indo-Pacific.” In Pou Sothirak, David Koh, Heng Kimkong, and Kevin Nauen (eds.) Cambodia’s ASEAN Membership at 25: Addressing Challenges Together for a Forward-Looking Community. Cambodian Center for Regional Studies, pp. 329-343.*
Aarie Glas, Alesha Porisky, and Colin Kuehl (2024), “Varied Accounts of Quality and Rigor in Qualitative Research in Political Science,” in Uwe Flick (ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Quality. Sage, pp. 103-119.
Stéphanie Martel and Aarie Glas (2023), “The Contested Meaning-Making of Diplomatic Norms: Competence in Practice in Southeast Asian Multilateralism.” European Journal of International Relations. 29(1): 227-252.
Alesha Porisky and Aarie Glas (2023), “Insiders, Outsiders, and Credible Visitors in Research.” PS: Political Science and Politics. 56(1): 51-55.
Aarie Glas and Marion Laurence (2022), “Changing Norms in Practice: Noninterference in the UN and ASEAN.” Journal of Global Security Studies 7(3).
Aarie Glas (2021), “Power, Positionality, and Positions of Power: Reflexivity in Elite Interviewing,” PS: Political Science and Politics. 54(3): pp. 438-442.
Aarie Glas (2021), “Diplomacy in the ASEAN,” in Patrick James (ed.). Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations. Oxford University Press.
Aarie Glas and Emmanuel Balogun (2020), “Norms in Practice: People-Centric Governance in ASEAN and ECOWAS,” International Affairs 96(4): pp. 1015-1032. [Please see our related commentary in the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage.]
Jessica Soedirgo and Aarie Glas (2020), “Active Reflexivity: Positionality and Practice in the Production of Knowledge,” PS: Political Science and Politics 53(3): pp. 527-531. [Most cited PS article published in the last 5 years.]
Aarie Glas and David Zarnett (2020), “Regional Organizations” in Fen Osler Hampson, Alp Özerdem, and Jonathan Kent (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development. Routledge, pp. 348-366.*
Aarie Glas (2018), “African Union Security Culture in Practice: African Problems and African Solutions,” International Affairs 94(5): 1121–1138. [Please see my related commentary published by All Africa and the IA Blog.]
Aarie Glas, Clifton van der Linden, Matthew J. Hoffmann, and Robert Denemark (2018), “Understanding Multilateral Treaty-Making as Constitutive Practice” Journal of Global Security Studies 3(3): 339-357.
Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo (2018), “A Posture of Active Reflexivity: Learning from Lee Ann Fujii’s Approach to Research,” Qualitative & Multi-Method Research 16(1): pp. 53-55.*
Aarie Glas (2017), “Habits of Peace: Long-Term Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia,” European Journal of International Relations 23(4): 833–856.
Aarie Glas and John Kirton (2012), “Global Governance from America, Canada and the Responsible Rest” in Sean Clark and Sabrina Hoque (eds.). Debating a Post-American World: What Lies Ahead. Routledge, pp. 221-225.*
Commentaries & Reviews (6)
Aarie Glas (2025) “Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: What was said and done (and not) at the 46th ASEAN Summit.” Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre’s LSE Southeast Asia Blog. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/seac/2025/06/17/geopolitics-in-the-indo-pacific-what-was-said-and-done-and-not-at-the-46th-asean-summit/
Aarie Glas (2024), “Normalization in World Politics. By Gëzim Visoka and Nicolas Lemay-Hébert. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2022. 212p. $70.00 cloth, $29.95 paper.” Perspectives on Politics. March 2024.
Aarie Glas (2024), “H-Diplo Review Essay of Ang Cheng Guan, Singapore’s Grand Strategy. Singapore: National University of Singapore Press, 2023.” H-Diplo Review Essay 104. Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum. http://issforum.org/to/RE108.
Emmanuel Balogun and Aarie Glas (2021), “Don’t expect regional organizations to rein in coups.” The Washington Post Monkey Cage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/14/dont-expect-regional-organizations-rein-coups/.
Aarie Glas (2021), “H-Diplo Review Essay of Brooke N. Coe. Sovereignty in the South: Intrusive Regionalism in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press, 2019.” H-Diplo Review Essay 349. Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum. https://issforum.org/essays/PDF/E347.pdf.
Aarie Glas (2018), “Advancing African Solutions to African Problems at the AU.” International Affairs Blog. medium.com/international-affairs-blog/advancing-african-solutions-to-african-problems-at-the-african-union-d8d2ba6b027e & All Africa: allafrica.com/stories/201810230001.html.
*indicates an editor-reviewed article or chapter
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