Human Security and Cross-Border Cooperation in East Asia

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.

• 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.