Human security in Southeast Asia / Yukiko Nishikawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nishikawa, Yukiko, author.

Series:

Routledge security in Asia Pacific series ; 16.

Routledge security in Asia Pacific series ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASEAN.

National security--Southeast Asia.

National security.

Security, International--Southeast Asia.

Security, International.

Human rights--Southeast Asia.

Human rights.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing interest in human security in Southeast Asia. This book firstly explores the theoretical and conceptual basis of human security, before focusing on the region itself. It shows how human security has been taken up as a central part of security policy in individual states in Southeast Asia, as well as in the regional security policy within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The book discusses domestic challenges for human security including the insurgencies in southern Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Transnational security issues such as terrorism,

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Human security: A new label for old challenges?; 2 Human security in Southeast Asia at a turning point; 3 Domestic challenges to human security; 4 Regional challenges to human security; 5 The ASEAN way and human security; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-96246-8

1-136-96247-6

1-282-78181-2

9786612781810

0-203-85045-9

9780203850459

OCLC:

664551631