Human Security and Cross-Border Cooperation in East Asia

by Carolina G. Hernandez (Editor), Eun Mee Kim (Editor), Yoichi Mine (Editor), Ren Xiao (Editor)

Overview

This book takes up a wide variety of human security challenges beyond the dimension of human conflict, and looks at both natural and human disasters that the East Asian region faces or is attempting to resolve. While discussing various human security issues, the case studies offer practical lessons to address serious human security challenges in the framework of the ASEAN Plus Three and beyond. Against the backdrop of multifaceted globalization and parochial reactions thereto, this book is a powerful contribution to universal human security.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319952390
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	09/02/2018
Series:	Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carolina G. Hernandez is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, the Philippines.

Eun Mee Kim is Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea.

Yoichi Mine is Professor in the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University, Japan.

Ren Xiao is Professor in the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China.

Table of Contents

1. Human Security in East Asia: Beyond Crises.- 2. Toward a Theory of Human Security.- 3. Sovereignty Issues in a Humanitarian Emergency: The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.- 4. Human Security after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Rethinking the Role of External Assistance.- 5. Colliding Disasters: Conflict and Tsunami in the Context of Human Security in Aceh, Indonesia.- 6. Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar: The Perfect Storm?.- 7. The Haiyan Crisis: Empowering the Local, Engaging the Global.- 8. China in the Fight against the Ebola Crisis: Human Security Perspectives.- 9. Human Insecurity Scourge: The Land Grabbing Crisis in Cambodia.- 10. The Protracted Crisis in Mindanao: Japan’s Cooperation and Human Security.- 11. South Korea’s Refugee Policies: National and Human Security Perspectives.- 12. Trafficking of Fishermen in Southeast Asia: Sovereignty Questions and Regional Challenges.- 13. Conclusion: Ownership and Collaboration for Human Security in East Asia.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The concept of human security makes invaluable contributions to the world’s efforts to advance sustainable development and peace. With its emphasis on people, human security embodies the core promise of the 2030 Agenda: to leave no one behind.” (António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations)

“A fascinating collection of case studies—ranging from recent earthquakes in China and Japan to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, land grabs in Cambodia, human trafficking in Indonesia, and more—brings unique insights to the way that several core themes of international security and development play out: East Asian regionalism, sovereignty, the role of trust, the nexus of development and human security, and the importance of local knowledge. It provides a useful resource that brings together exploration of human security as theory and its application to analyzing how contemporary threats to human well-being are being addressed by individuals, states and the international community.”(Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School, USA)

“At a time when the global community is faced with increasingly complex challenges to human security, this book on Human Security and Cross-Border Cooperation in East Asia could not have been more timely. Rich in conceptual and empirical analyses of human security threats from, among others, natural disasters, infectious diseases, forced migration and internal conflicts, the book persuasively argues that in a highly interconnected and integrated East Asian region, cross-border cooperation is far more critical now than ever before. This book is a must read for policy and academic communities and for anyone interested in human security in Asia and beyond.” (Mely Caballero-Anthony, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)