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The SCO was founded in 2001 in order to create an institutional base to the informal cooperation developed within the Shanghai process during the 1990s. Although still in its infancy, the SCO has developed an institutional structure including seven bodies,1 within which there are clear structural design themes, areas of concentration and an institutional culture. This chapter lays out the key principles of the SCO’s framework for cooperation, in terms of its institutional structures, areas of focus, values and norms in order to analyse its effectiveness, applicability for its regional context and potential longevity.
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Aris, S. (2011). The SCO’s Model for Regional Cooperation: An Institutional Framework within the Regional Context of Central Asia. In: Eurasian Regionalism. Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307643_2
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