https://ijgd.unram.ac.id/index.php/ijgd <p>Indonesian Journal of Global Discourse (IJGD), dikelola oleh Program Studi Hubungan Internasional-Universitas Mataram, adalah jurnal interdisipliner, berorientasi pada pemikiran kontemporer terapan yang mengkaji isu-isu yang saling terkait mengenai kajian-kajian politik, hubungan internasional, sosiologi dan kebijakan sosial. Ruang lingkup Jurnal ini luas, mendorong kajian dan penelitian tentang masalah terkini berkaitan dengan pertanyaan inti keadilan distributif, kesejahteraan, keragaman budaya, otonomi, kedaulatan, keamanan dan sebagainya. IJGD berupaya mendorong diskusi dan debat antar disiplin dan paradigma dalam satu rumpun ilmu sosial politik humaniora. IJGD terbit dua kali setahun yaitu Edisi Januari-Juni dan Juli-Desember. Semua artikel penelitian di jurnal ini akan menjalani peer review yang ketat, berdasarkan skrining editor awal dan peer review double-blind.</p> The Department of International Relations Universitas Mataram en-US Indonesian Journal of Global Discourse 2775-0205 https://ijgd.unram.ac.id/index.php/ijgd/article/view/172 <p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p>This paper critically examines the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) as a normative framework that articulates ASEAN’s vision of an inclusive, rules-based, and cooperative regional order amid intensifying great power rivalry. Drawing on constructivist theory and the norm life cycle model proposed by Finnemore and Sikkink, the study assesses AOIP's role as a case of norm entrepreneurship and its stalled progression beyond the norm emergence phase. Through content and discourse analysis of AOIP documents, summit declarations, and member state responses, the paper reveals how ASEAN’s structural limitations, such as consensus-based decision-making, institutional weakness, and internal political divergence, undermine the operationalisation of AOIP principles. Despite rhetorical support from ASEAN and external partners, AOIP lacks effective enforcement mechanisms, institutional anchorage, and shared political will, rendering it a “norm without power.” The paper argues that for AOIP to evolve into a more consequential framework, ASEAN must embrace incremental institutionalisation, empower norm entrepreneurs, and forge strategic partnerships with like-minded external actors. Ultimately, the research highlights both the promise and limits of normative agency in regional governance, underscoring ASEAN’s challenge in navigating between aspirational discourse and geopolitical realities.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong>: ASEAN, <em>Indo-Pacific, AOIP, constructivism, norm entrepreneurship, regional order, norm life cycle, institutionalisation, normative power</em>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Syaiful Anam Hasbi Asyidiqi Kurnia Zulhandayani Rizki Ahmad Mubarak Munir Copyright (c) 2025 Indonesian Journal of Global Discourse 2025-11-03 2025-11-03 7 2 1 16 10.29303/ijgd.v7i2.172