Rethinking Energy Security in Asia: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Rethinking Energy Security: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security

   • Mely Caballero-Anthony, Swee Lean Collin Koh, Sofiah Jamil

   Pages 1-20

3. The Role of Indonesia’s Civil Society in Energy Security

   • Lina A. Alexandra

   Pages 21-36

4. The Non-Traditional Security Perspective on Energy Security Policies in Singapore

   • Youngho Chang, Nur Azha Putra

   Pages 37-58

5. Perspectives on India’s Energy Security

   • Krishnan Rekha

   Pages 59-77

6. Beyond Efficiency: China’s Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Initiatives vis-à-vis Human Development

   • Yuxin Zheng, Sofiah Jamil

   Pages 79-98

7. Back Matter

   Pages 99-103

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Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional security (NTS) scholars argue that threats to human security have become increasingly prominent since the end of the Cold War, and that it is thus critical to adopt a holistic and multidisciplinary approach in addressing rising energy needs. This volume represents the perspectives of scholars from across Asia, looking at diverse aspects of energy security through a non-traditional security lens. The issues covered include environmental and socioeconomic impacts, the role of the market, the role of civil society, energy sustainability and policy trends in the ASEAN region.

• East Asia
• Energy Governance
• Energy Security
• Human Security
• International Relations
• economic geology

From the reviews:

“This book is helpful in initiating a critical discussion about energy security in Asia, and deserves to be of interest to a variety of audiences, including academics, students and NGO activists whose interest is any combination of energy security, Asian studies and non-traditional security.” (Kai Chen, Journal of Contemporary Asia, May, 2014)

• S. Rajaratnam School of Int. Studies, Centre for Non-Trad. Security Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

  Mely Caballero-Anthony

• , Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

  Youngho Chang

• Energy Studies Institute, Energy Security Division, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Nur Azha Putra

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