Striving for Human Security in the Era of Multilateralism: Bargaining Sovereignty through the Battle of Narratives

Striving for Human Security in the Era of Multilateralism: Bargaining Sovereignty through the Battle of Narratives

Vol. I No. 6 | August 2020

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Hariyadi Wirawan (Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Nara Masista Rakhmatia (Diplomat, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia in Geneva, Switzerland)

Summary
Despite the success of multilateral diplomacy to raise a global concern over human security, the
principle of state’s sovereignty often clashes with the idea and practice of people-centred
security itself—whereby state does not only act as an impediment but also threat to the security
of their people. Multilateral diplomacy, on one hand, provides opportunity for international
actors to continuously contest and reconstruct ideas of human security, yet whether discursive
power of multilateral diplomacy can actually protect human security remains an open question.

Keywords: international cooperation, discursive power, multilateral diplomacy, narratives,
sovereignty.

Striving for Human Security in the Era of Multilateralism: Bargaining Sovereignty through the Battle of Narratives

Revisiting the Path towards Environmental Justice in Indonesia: Devils in the Details?

Vol. I No. 5 | August 2020

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia.
Nurul Isnaeni, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia.
Ardian Alhadath, Senior Consultant, ERM Indonesia, Timika

Summary
The growing concern over environmental degradation and its impacts on future generations has forced global actors to put forward the principles of environmental justice. However, even though the principles have been mainstreamed and adopted in various policies at all levels, the practices remain flawed. In addition to questions over the state’s political will, capacity and development mindset, forms of resistance from local society also serve as the key practical barrier to realizing the principles of environmental justice. To address these challenges, a system of good governance, which is based on not only the inclusive dialogue but also consensus among stakeholders, must be effectively maintained in order to break the walls impeding the realization of ‘environmental justice’.

Keywords: environmental justice, sustainability, equal distribution, resistance, good governance

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