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This book offers an illuminating account of how material and ideational dynamics shape the evolution of Malaysia-Indonesia relations. It addresses the circumstances, conditions and constraints that determine the double-edged effects of the culturally bound "special relationship". The author argues that while their shared serumpun identities and strategic interests do give rise to a considerable closeness between Malaysia and Indonesia, the politics of power (im)balance have prevented the transformation of the special relationship into a "pluralistic security community", as their egoistic understanding averts the formation of collective self.

Special relationship in the Malay world: Indonesia and Malaysia -- Contents -- list of figures -- list of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP -- 2. Making Sense of a Special Relationship -- 3. The Conceptual Foundations for a Special Relationship -- 4. The Evolution of a Special Relationship into a Pluralistic Security Community -- Part II: HISTORY OF INDONESIA–MALAYSIA RELATIONS,1957–2017 -- 5. Not Yet Special: Indonesia–Malaya/Malaysia Relations, 1957-65 -- 6. The Beginning of a Special Relationship: Indonesia–Malaysia Relations, 1966–84 -- 7. No More Serumpun? Indonesia–Malaysia Relations, 1985–2017 -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.