The Art of Knowing How to Play: Realising People-centrism in a State-centric ASEAN
Vol. I No. 8 |September 2020
Authors:
Muhamad Arif (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Dwi Ardhanariswari (Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Paladin Ansharullah (Senior Advisor for APSC Analysis and Monitoring, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta)
Summary
How does the notion of ‘people-oriented’ and ‘people-centred’ evolve in traditionally state-centric ASEAN regionalism What sort of challenges is ASEAN facing in adopting and implementing human security principles? Is there any way to get around ASEAN’s perceived elitist decision-making process to promote broader people-oriented and people-centred agenda? This short piece will try to answer these questions.
Keywords: The ASEAN Way, Civil Society, Human Security, Regional Cooperation