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Economic security in southeast Asia is often connected to the survival and security of states. This macro definition can be contrasted with a more people-centred approach to economic security. This article focuses on this aspect. Of particular concern is how men and women are affected differently in unstable times. We witness this now in this global pandemic. The current economic insecurities of women are not a reflection of historical gender norms but more a creation of contemporary neoliberal economics as practised in the region. While southeast Asia does well as a global economic hub, women do not have a fair share in its gains. By examining issues of power, liberating policies and women's rights and the right to decent work, the article ultimately posits greater intervention in narrowing economic inequalities. This will be a vital step in rebuilding national economies in southeast Asia, post-pandemic and in the years to come.

This thesis explores connections between power and social development through an examination of capabilities and the formation of cultural subjects in tribal and fishing communities in the state of Kerala, India. Kerala has long been studied for its unique development model and, since 1996, its People's Plan for Democratic Decentralisation. Although Kerala is not exclusive in pursuing decentralised planning, its successes make it stand out from other Indian states and even other parts of the developing world. Despite its achievements, several scholars question Kerala's development outcomes including the continued deprivation faced by tribal and fishing communities. Through analysing the disadvantages faced by these communities utilising Amartya Sen's capability approach and Michel Foucault's concepts of power and subject creation, this thesis hopes to contribute to a reassessment of social development in Kerala. By illuminating factors besides income that signify development, and acknowledging cultural contexts that affect the participation of marginalised communities in development planning and decision-making, the thesis proposes ways in which these communities can be empowered while also exploring barriers to this empowerment. Foucault's concepts in particular assist in examining these barriers, which arise from the exercise of power in society. In light of this, I investigate the potential for increasing the capabilities of these marginalised groups by looking at policy options and the need for further research in the field. The empirical data I collected through in-depth interviews and document analysis during a five-month field study in Kerala indicates that equitable development and effective public participation of marginalised communities have not been sufficiently addressed by the state and local governments. The thesis shows that government initiatives have not translated into greater capability for the marginalised, and have even impeded capability building for these communities, creating barriers to ...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY -- Chapter 1 Assessing the Emergence of Non-Traditional Security Studies -- Cold War Priorities Ebb -- The Tide Turns for NTS -- NTS Arrives at the Mainstream -- Institutionalising NTS in the Asia-Pacific -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Advancing Non-Traditional Security Studies -- NTS as a Framework -- Evolution and Mainstreaming of NTS -- Challenges and Future Steps -- Security Issues Now Require a More Systemic and Oftentimes a Long-Term Perspective -- Chapter 3 Non-Traditional Security: An Evolving Solution to New Challenges -- Challenges to NTS -- Cyber: A Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Threat -- Chapter 4 Non-Traditional Security: Then and Now -- Conceptualising NTS -- Addressing Issues of Clarity and Coherence -- NTS Research Now -- CLIMATE SECURITY -- Chapter 5 Valuing and Evaluating the Future We Want -- Monetisation of the Environment -- Valuing Stakeholders? -- Evaluating Existing Institutional Efforts -- Chapter 6 Climate Change (In)action, Shifting Goalposts -- Global Studies and Local Realities -- Issue Fatigue? -- Climate Change Action by a Different Name -- Future Prospects -- Chapter 7 The Paris Climate Agreement: Optimism Despite the US Pullout -- Global Pushback: Filling the Gap Left by the US? -- Non-State Actors Participation in the Global Fight Against Climate Change -- What is Next for the Paris Climate Agreement? -- Chapter 8 Smart City Development: Supporting Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia? -- Sustainable Cities and Climate Resilience? -- Smart City Development in Southeast Asia -- Beyond Smart Cities -- ENERGY SECURITY -- Chapter 9 The Energy Sector: Vulnerabilities and Prospects -- Fossil Fuel Vulnerability -- The Viability of Renewable Energy -- Reflecting on 2010.

Notes on Contributors -- Being a Citizen -- Tamara Nair and Maria Inés Amaro -- part 1 -- Citizenship as a Global Asset -- The Unconscious Bias in Silences of Global Citizenship -- S. Ram Vemuri -- part 2 -- Citizenship and the State -- Minimum Income Standard as a Social Citizenship Benchmark The Case of Portugal -- Maria Inês Amaro and Francisco Branco -- Citizenship as an Egg? -- Y.Y. Brandon Chen -- I Am The Three Percent -- Amanda Bigler -- part 3 -- Citizenship in Education -- Representations of Young Citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand's Schooling Curriculum -- Philippa Hunter -- Students' Understandings of Citizenship and Citizenship Education in Secondary Schools in Chile -- Paula Leal -- Why "Where Are You From?" Should Never Be Asked of a Third Culture Kid -- Judith Zangerle -- part 4 -- Governing Citizenship -- Decentralisation and the Identity of the Citizen Deepening Democracy or Driving Disadvantage? -- Tamara Nair -- Inventing Citizenship -- Lana Zdravković -- Index.

Non-traditional security. Non-traditional security 20 years on : assessing the place of the field / J Jackson Ewing and Mely Caballero-Anthony. Advancing non-traditional security studies / Maxim Shrestha. Non-traditional security : an evolving solution to new challenges / Martin Searle. Non-traditional security : then and now / Mely Caballero-Anthony -- Climate security. Valuing and evaluating the future we want / Sofiah Jamil. Climate change (Inaction, shifting goalposts) / Sofiah Jamil and Gianna Gayle Amul. The Paris climate agreement : optimism despite the US pullout / Margareth Sembiring. Smart city development : supporting climate resilience in Southeast Asia? / Margareth Sembiring -- Energy security. The energy sector : vulnerabilities and prospects / NTS Centre. The search for energy security / Zbigniew Dumienski. Facilitating nuclear and hydroelectric energy safety / Lina Gong. Stirring nuclear into Asia's energy mix / Lina Gong. Post-nuclear security summits : the need for nuclear security cooperation in Southeast Asia / Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano -- Food security. Addressing food security from farm to plate / Sally Trethewie. New norms and new challenges in food security / Sally Trethewie. The rise of food sovereignty in Southeast Asia / Jonatan Anderias Lassa. Southeast Asian food security : muddy waters or clear skies? / Paul Teng. Inclusive farming as a foundation for ASEAN food security / Paul Teng. Food security in a time of climate and economic uncertainty / Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros -- Health security. Towards a more comprehensive global health agenda / Ong Suan Ee. Revitalising global health governance / Gianna Gayle Amul. Ebola and Asia's health security / Mely Caballero-Anthony. Emerging diseases and health security in Southeast Asia / Sunil Unnikrishnan -- Migration. Movements of people : dealing with complexities and challenges / Mely Caballero-Anthony. Comprehensively tackling trafficking in persons / Lina Gong. ASEAN convention against trafficking in persons : a regional approach to fighting human trafficking / Yen Ne Foo. Migration : perilous passage for better futures / Zin Bo Htet -- Peace and conflict. Navigating the path to peace and prosperity / Alistair D B Cook and Pau Khan Khup Hangzo. The watershed year for Myanmar : reflections from 2012 / Mely Caballero-Anthony. Clashes and compromise : common challenges for peace in Southeast Asia? / Alistair D B Cook. Conflicts and the walk towards peace? / Vishalini Suresh -- Humanitarian affairs. The new realities and changing landscape of humanitarian action / Alistair D B Cook. Positions of responsibility : people-centered approaches to humanitarian action / Alistair D B Cook. Humanitarian technology: What's in a name? / Christopher Chen. In pursuit of a reformed global humanitarian system / Alistair D B Cook. Urban disasters in Asia : the next frontier in humanitarian action / Angelo Paolo L Trias.

"What is Non-Traditional Security? How have our understandings of security changed over the past decade? What are the dominant non-traditional security challenges we face in the world today? The concept of national security remains contested but our understanding of it continues to evolve as it is shaped by the world around us. From a globally dominant 'traditional' understanding of security during the Cold War characterised by a focus on countries and their militaries protecting their sovereignty to today, where non-military threats such as global pandemics, climate change, energy, to disasters threaten the wellbeing and livelihoods of people, communities, and the environment that form the backbone of society. The global dial has shifted towards a more comprehensive understanding of security that recognises these non-traditional security threats moving the focus away from solely the survival of the state to the empowerment and protection of people and the environment. This shift highlights the experiences of different individuals and communities, from civilians affected by war to irregular migrants moving from one place to the next, and what the world witnesses as efforts to empower and protect people and the environment. Indeed, comprehensive security has a long history in the post-colonial Asia-Pacific. Non-Traditional Security emerged after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. It emerged as a way to recalibrate the ways governments engaged people and communities and developed pathways for countries in the region to cooperate. Non-Traditional Security in the Asia-Pacific: A Decade of Perspectives, an interdisciplinary collection, is essential reading for anyone interested in the developments of security with a focus on the dominant non-traditional security threats in the Asia-Pacific over the last decade - from advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars, to policymakers at the local, national, regional, and international levels"--

Being a citizen / Tamara Nair and Maria Inés Amaro -- The unconscious bias in silences of global citizenship / S. Ram Vemuri -- Minimum income standard as a social citizenship benchmark. The case of Portugal / Maria Inês Amaro and Francisco Branco -- Citizenship as an Egg? / Y.Y. Brandon Chen -- I am the three percent / Amanda Bigler -- Representations of young citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand's schooling curriculum / Philippa Hunter -- Students' understandings of citizenship and citizenship education in secondary schools in Chile / Paula Leal -- Why "where are you from?" Should never be asked of a third culture kid / Judith Zangerle -- Decentralisation and the identity of the citizen deepening democracy or driving disadvantage? / Tamara Nair -- Inventing citizenship / Lana Zdravković.