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This paper revisits the 1955 Bandung Conference in an effort to identify and evaluate the legacy of Bandung for the international political economy. The author argues that the Conference sowed the seeds for revising international society through the advocacy of equitable representation of newly independent states in international decision-making, as well as through its emphasis of problem solving through dialogue and mutual accommodation. The paper explains that Bandung's lasting legacy for the plural world also was its endorsement and emphasis of deliberative politics.