Human Security in Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415625487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 210 str.

Yukiko Nishikawa

Opis

This book explores the theoretical and conceptual basis of human security, and shows how it has been taken up as a central part of security policy in both individual states in southeast Asia and in regional security policy within ASEAN.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Human Security: A New Label for Old Challenges?  2. Human Security in Southeast Asia at a Turning Point  3. Domestic Challenges for Human Security  4. Regional Challenges for Human Security  5. The ASEAN Way and Human Security  Conclusion

O autorze

Yukiko Nishikawa is Associate Professor at Nagoya University, Japan. She was previously a lecturer in the Office of Human Rights and Social Development, Thailand. Among her research interests is conflict and peace in the Asia Pacific region, and her recent publications include "The ASEAN Way and Asian Regional Security" in Politics and Policy, Blackwell Publishing (2007) and Japan’s Changing Role in Humanitarian Crises, Routledge (2005).