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Conceptualising humanitarian civil-military partnerships in the Asia-Pacific

(Re-)ordering cooperation

Bibliographic Data

ID12348304
AuthorsAlistair D B Cook (0000-0003-1934-5474, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author), Sangeetha Yogendran (Nanyang Technological University)
Year2019
Volume74
Issue1
Pages35-53
Publication date2019-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal Of International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1035-7718 • E-ISSN: 1465-332X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10357718.2019.1693498
OpenAlexW2990268267
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited26

The Asia-Pacific is a dynamic region that is exposed to multiple natural hazards. This article explores how recent developments have influenced the relationship between civilian and military actors in the Asia-Pacific to facilitate an improvement in humanitarian civil–military coordination to assist and protect disaster-affected communities. It investigates civilian and military engagement in disaster preparedness and response activities in the Asia-Pacific, and draws on the literature on civil–military relations and technical reports to further conceptualise these. This article analyses the 4Cs of disaster partnering in humanitarian civil–military partnerships in the Asia-Pacific—(1) Coexistence/Communication, (2) Cooperation, (3) Coordination, (4) Collaboration [Martin, E., I. Nolte, and E. Vitolo. 2016. “The Four Cs of Disaster Partnering: Communication, Cooperation, Coordination and Collaboration.” Disasters 40 (4): 621–643]. It argues that the Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC), UN Cluster System, the Regional Consultative Group on Humanitarian Civil–Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific (RCG), and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) centric mechanisms are illustrative of different orders of disaster partnering that are best understood as a combination of distinct and sequential activities. Through a clearer conceptualisation of humanitarian civil–military partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, this article aims to provide more informed expectations on what these partnerships may or may not deliver

Adversarial system · Asia pacific · Business · Civil defense · Civil society · Economic growth · Emergency management · Humanitarian aid · International trade · Political science · Politics · Preparedness · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Law · Public Administration

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year1,43
Citation span2019 - 2024 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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