Brendan M Howe
Biographic Data
| ID | 877345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brendan M Howe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brendan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Howe |
| SIGNATURE | HOWE B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ewha Womans University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9603-2792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the justifiability of nuclear weapons
International politics can be viewed as a realm beyond the scope of traditional ethical analysis. Either a different morality is seen to hold sway between societies than within them, or it is erroneous and even dangerous, to talk of morality in the governance of inter-societal actions. Likewise, the way we act towards our fellow citizens, co-religious, those of a shared ethnicity or other form of common identity has often differed widely from the…
How State-Centric Foci Undermine the Human Security of Stateless Rohingya
This study explores a shift in governance focus from state security to addressing insecurities within states, particularly through the lens of human fragility. Traditional state-centric approaches often build strong states without adequately safeguarding the most vulnerable populations. The research recalibrates the concept of fragility by asking not “which state is fragile,” but “for whom is the state fragile?” Utilizing documentary research, th…
The theory and practice of international relations: The enduring legacy of A. J. R. (John) Groom for international studies
Varieties of Universalism and Their Discontents: The Future of Development Studies
Democratization and international conflict during and after the third wave
Geopolynomics and Japan: Asia-Pacific Policy Prescriptions
Characterized as everything from a great power to a reactive state, Japan faces many diplomatic challenges. Nevertheless, Japan has become increasingly active on the international stage, reflecting a subtle shift from “exclusive bilateralism to modest multilateralism” (Mulgan 2008). Yet, especially in the Asia-Pacific, contemporary multilateralism is itself challenged geopolitically, geoeconomically, and geoculturally. In this strategic context, …
Response to the 2023 Human Security Policy Forum
The February 2022 UNDP Special Report (SR) on Human Security, “New threats to human security in the Anthropocene: Demanding greater solidarity” marked a welcome return by the UN body to the field in which, in 1994, it had provided the seminal text. The SR stimulated a great deal of academic and policy debate, featuring prominently in the HDCA Human Security Thematic Group’s sessions at the 2022 HDCA Antwerp conference. Conversations between the U…
Consolidating Democracy: Resilience and Challenges in Indonesia and South Korea
The nature of Lao security challenges
East Asia (including the sub regions of Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia) has been viewed as ranking among the most dangerous or conflictual regions on the planet, enduring colonial and Cold War legacies and several potential flashpoints. Regional international security governance has focused on nonintervention and conflict management, whereas domestic governance has focused on national security, development, and unity under tight central govern…
Providing Access to Higher Education for Refugees: Comparative Analysis and Policy Recommendations for South Korea
Securing higher education rights for refugees is critical not only for refugees' selfempowerment but also for the peaceful development of communities. Qualifications recognition is a major barrier when refugees attempt to apply for work or higher education, due to missing documents or unavailability of issuing institutions in their home countries. This issue led to the 2019 Global Convention as the first global treaty on higher education. However…
Non-traditional Security Leadership and Cooperation in the Face of Great Power Conflict: The Rise of New Actors
East Asia has been dominated in theory and practice by state-centric policy considerations heavily influenced by the great powers. This perspective is threatened by the rise of non traditional security (NTS) challenges and undermined by great power irresponsibility. These challenges can also, however, represent avenues of opportunity for other actors. The central research question addressed by this article, therefore, is what role can and should …
Whose Responsibility? The Protection of Refugees in East Asia
Many states in the East Asian region (including Northeast and Southeast subregions) are moving away from traditional state-centric governance notions towards accepting a localised variant of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ that allows for criticism of domestic policies and limited diplomatic pressure in the event of humanitarian crises. There has been acceptance of the cosmopolitan governance principles of human security and the Responsibility to…
Multiculturalism: Obligations and Policy Prescription for a (Formerly) Homogenous State
How should South Korea respond to the competing demands of the international humanitarian paradigm and a domestic self-perception of homogeneity? This paper assesses the multiculturalism governance dilemma faced by a state seeking to embrace international norms while transitioning from homogeneity towards multiculturalism. It concludes that normative obligations and the demands of national interest need not be mutually antagonistic. The paper fir…
Challenges to and Opportunities for International Organisation in East Asia
Declarations of a “New World Order”, and the “end of history”, formed part of the optimism that, with the end of the Cold War, international organisation as a process, and international organisations (IOs), the physical manifestations of this process, held promise as never before for the provision of international peace and security. Yet East Asia was missing out. With ongoing ideological divides, deep historical mistrust, territorial conflicts, …
South Korea: Transformative Challenges to the Economic and Political “Miracle on the Han River”
From a developmental perspective, South Korea would seem to have long ago put the challenges of the Middle Income Trap behind it. This supposed economic Miracle on the Han River has been matched by a similar political miracle with democratic transition followed by consolidation. Yet middle income economic conceptualization is too narrow, with contemporary observers taking into account the political economy of change as well, emphasizing how devel…
South Korea's (Incomplete) Middle-Power Diplomacy Toward Asean
15, No. 2, 117-142, 2019 South Korea's Diplomacy 118 non-traditional security (NTS) issues provide for greater dialogue and cooperation with ASEAN
State-Centric Challenges to Human-Centered Governance
Nargis and Haiyan: The Politics of Natural Disaster Management in Myanmar and the Philippines
This paper examines the impact of two of the gravest natural disasters in contemporary Asian history: Cyclone Nargis, which devastated parts of Myanmar in May 2008, and Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in November 2013. It addresses the role played by greatly divergent governance structures, noting that governance failures led to the exacerbation of the disasters in both cases. The paper explores the links between the national government…
Post-Conflict Development in East Asia
Good Governance and Human Security in Malaysia: Sarawak's Hydroelectric Conundrum
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 38, Number 1, April 2016
Laos: The Dangers of Developmentalism
Southeast Asian Affairs is the only one of its kind: a comprehensive annual review devoted to the international relations, politics, and economies of the region and its nation-states. The collected volumes of Southeast Asian Affairs have become a compendium documenting the dynamic evolution of regional and national developments in Southeast Asia from the end of the 'second' Vietnam War to the alarms and struggles of today. Over the years, the edi…
Addressing North Korean Security Challenges Through Non-State-Centric International Economic Engagement
IntroductionResolving the security threats between North Korea and its regional neighbors remains key to building a viable Northeast Asian security regime. Relationships with the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are marked by episodes of urgency and high tensions in an otherwise predictable operating environment in which all actors seem resigned to the continuation of the status quo.1 Since the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (…
Laos in 2013
In 2013 Laos joined the World Trade Organization, economic growth was over 8%, and graduation from least-developed country status by 2020 remains achievable. But its human development index of 0.543 remained below the regional average. Macro development projects still threaten the vulnerable. The abduction of a prominent campaigner and repatriation of North Korean refugees highlighted human rights challenges
The Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia
Although many of the states of East Asia have achieved startling success, not all have benefited from the region's development. Many of the most vulnerable sections of East Asian populations still fac
Human Security and Development: Divergent Approaches to B urma/ M yanmar
This paper contends that the human security/development nexus lies at the heart of contemporary approaches to peace‐building and development. The paper addresses not only the consequences of human security policy prioritization as a development objective by C anada and J apan, but also the hypothesis that different understandings or interpretations of human security are reflected differently in the policy domain. B urma/ M yanmar, one of the leas…
South Korea's (Incomplete) Middle-Power Diplomacy Toward Asean
15, No. 2, 117-142, 2019 South Korea's Diplomacy 118 non-traditional security (NTS) issues provide for greater dialogue and cooperation with ASEAN
Governance in the Interests of the Most Vulnerable
We expect those who govern to do so in the interests of the governed. From an international institutional perspective on governance, derived from major international donor frameworks (IMF, WB, EU), good governance refers to efficiency in the provision of services and economic competitiveness. Increasingly, good governance has also come to mean accountability in the provision of services and in the generation and distribution of the collective goo…
Nargis and Haiyan: The Politics of Natural Disaster Management in Myanmar and the Philippines
This paper examines the impact of two of the gravest natural disasters in contemporary Asian history: Cyclone Nargis, which devastated parts of Myanmar in May 2008, and Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in November 2013. It addresses the role played by greatly divergent governance structures, noting that governance failures led to the exacerbation of the disasters in both cases. The paper explores the links between the national government…
Challenges to and Opportunities for International Organisation in East Asia
Declarations of a “New World Order”, and the “end of history”, formed part of the optimism that, with the end of the Cold War, international organisation as a process, and international organisations (IOs), the physical manifestations of this process, held promise as never before for the provision of international peace and security. Yet East Asia was missing out. With ongoing ideological divides, deep historical mistrust, territorial conflicts, …
Democratization and international conflict during and after the third wave
South Korea: Transformative Challenges to the Economic and Political “Miracle on the Han River”
From a developmental perspective, South Korea would seem to have long ago put the challenges of the Middle Income Trap behind it. This supposed economic Miracle on the Han River has been matched by a similar political miracle with democratic transition followed by consolidation. Yet middle income economic conceptualization is too narrow, with contemporary observers taking into account the political economy of change as well, emphasizing how devel…
Human Security and Development: Divergent Approaches to B urma/ M yanmar
This paper contends that the human security/development nexus lies at the heart of contemporary approaches to peace‐building and development. The paper addresses not only the consequences of human security policy prioritization as a development objective by C anada and J apan, but also the hypothesis that different understandings or interpretations of human security are reflected differently in the policy domain. B urma/ M yanmar, one of the leas…
Laos in 2012
The year 2012 saw rapid economic growth, resource development, and a young, dynamic population starting to change the face of Lao public life. The governing Lao People’s Revolutionary Party was quick to claim across the board success. There remain, however, significant caveats: success has been moderate, and growth has come with human costs
Between Normality and Uniqueness: Unwrapping the Enigma of Japanese Security Policy Decision-Making
To many observers Japanese decision-making is an enigma that defies conventional analysis. Neither the traditional rational actor model of decision-making, nor alternative pluralist models proposed for the analysis of Western democracies fit the Japanese case. As a result Japanese security policy decision-making is described as 'reactive' or even non-existent. Likewise, the anomaly of Japanese decision-making is ultimately predicted to be resolve…
Three Futures: Global Geopolynomic Transition and the Implications for Regional Security in Northeast Asia
Future predictions in security studies tend to fall into two broad intellectual traditions, liberal modernist hypotheses, and structural-realist or geopolitical hypotheses. These two major schools of thought essentially agree on the rationality of participants, but disagree about the nature of the environment facing policymakers and thereby framing their decisions. This project considers theoretical, rational, and statistical models associated wi…
The Canada–EU Turbot War of 1995 and the Cybernetic Model of Decision-Making
This paper examines how and why in March 1995 certain elements of the Canadian government decided to take unilateral forceful action against foreign fishing off the Grand Banks and go against a long tradition of cooperation and multilateralism. In particular, it will address to what extent existing models of decision-making (in particular rational and bureaucratic models) adequately explain the process that went on in Ottawa at this time. The fin…
North Korea's Insecurity Dilemma
Introduction: Security and Insecurity DilemmasNorth Korea has a long history of brinkmanship, using incendiary rhetoric often aimed at its target's deepest fears to improve Pyongyang's leverage. In addition, ever since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the infamous Axis of Evil speech, much has been written about the United States' aggressive unilateralism and the heightened possibility of war on the Korean Peninsula.1 Events such …
Between Normality and Uniqueness: Unwrapping the Enigma of Japanese Security Policy Decision-Making
To many observers Japanese decision-making is an enigma that defies conventional analysis. Neither the traditional rational actor model of decision-making, nor alternative pluralist models proposed for the analysis of Western democracies fit the Japanese case. As a result Japanese security policy decision-making is described as 'reactive' or even non-existent. Likewise, the anomaly of Japanese decision-making is ultimately predicted to be resolve…
Human Security and Development in the Lao PDR
Development in Laos has occurred slowly, with uneven distribution and significant negative effects. This article challenges the simplistic assumption of human development and human security as mutually reinforcing processes. It suggests a holistic approach addressing simultaneously competing demands from the perspective of the most vulnerable sectors of society
Governance in the Interests of the Most Vulnerable
We expect those who govern to do so in the interests of the governed. From an international institutional perspective on governance, derived from major international donor frameworks (IMF, WB, EU), good governance refers to efficiency in the provision of services and economic competitiveness. Increasingly, good governance has also come to mean accountability in the provision of services and in the generation and distribution of the collective goo…
The Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia
Although many of the states of East Asia have achieved startling success, not all have benefited from the region's development. Many of the most vulnerable sections of East Asian populations still fac
Human Security and Development: Divergent Approaches to B urma/ M yanmar
This paper contends that the human security/development nexus lies at the heart of contemporary approaches to peace‐building and development. The paper addresses not only the consequences of human security policy prioritization as a development objective by C anada and J apan, but also the hypothesis that different understandings or interpretations of human security are reflected differently in the policy domain. B urma/ M yanmar, one of the leas…
Laos in 2012
The year 2012 saw rapid economic growth, resource development, and a young, dynamic population starting to change the face of Lao public life. The governing Lao People’s Revolutionary Party was quick to claim across the board success. There remain, however, significant caveats: success has been moderate, and growth has come with human costs
Addressing North Korean Security Challenges Through Non-State-Centric International Economic Engagement
IntroductionResolving the security threats between North Korea and its regional neighbors remains key to building a viable Northeast Asian security regime. Relationships with the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are marked by episodes of urgency and high tensions in an otherwise predictable operating environment in which all actors seem resigned to the continuation of the status quo.1 Since the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (…
Laos in 2013
In 2013 Laos joined the World Trade Organization, economic growth was over 8%, and graduation from least-developed country status by 2020 remains achievable. But its human development index of 0.543 remained below the regional average. Macro development projects still threaten the vulnerable. The abduction of a prominent campaigner and repatriation of North Korean refugees highlighted human rights challenges
Laos: The Dangers of Developmentalism
Southeast Asian Affairs is the only one of its kind: a comprehensive annual review devoted to the international relations, politics, and economies of the region and its nation-states. The collected volumes of Southeast Asian Affairs have become a compendium documenting the dynamic evolution of regional and national developments in Southeast Asia from the end of the 'second' Vietnam War to the alarms and struggles of today. Over the years, the edi…
Post-Conflict Development in East Asia
Good Governance and Human Security in Malaysia: Sarawak's Hydroelectric Conundrum
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 38, Number 1, April 2016
Nargis and Haiyan: The Politics of Natural Disaster Management in Myanmar and the Philippines
This paper examines the impact of two of the gravest natural disasters in contemporary Asian history: Cyclone Nargis, which devastated parts of Myanmar in May 2008, and Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in November 2013. It addresses the role played by greatly divergent governance structures, noting that governance failures led to the exacerbation of the disasters in both cases. The paper explores the links between the national government…
State-Centric Challenges to Human-Centered Governance
South Korea's (Incomplete) Middle-Power Diplomacy Toward Asean
15, No. 2, 117-142, 2019 South Korea's Diplomacy 118 non-traditional security (NTS) issues provide for greater dialogue and cooperation with ASEAN
South Korea: Transformative Challenges to the Economic and Political “Miracle on the Han River”
From a developmental perspective, South Korea would seem to have long ago put the challenges of the Middle Income Trap behind it. This supposed economic Miracle on the Han River has been matched by a similar political miracle with democratic transition followed by consolidation. Yet middle income economic conceptualization is too narrow, with contemporary observers taking into account the political economy of change as well, emphasizing how devel…
Multiculturalism: Obligations and Policy Prescription for a (Formerly) Homogenous State
How should South Korea respond to the competing demands of the international humanitarian paradigm and a domestic self-perception of homogeneity? This paper assesses the multiculturalism governance dilemma faced by a state seeking to embrace international norms while transitioning from homogeneity towards multiculturalism. It concludes that normative obligations and the demands of national interest need not be mutually antagonistic. The paper fir…
Challenges to and Opportunities for International Organisation in East Asia
Declarations of a “New World Order”, and the “end of history”, formed part of the optimism that, with the end of the Cold War, international organisation as a process, and international organisations (IOs), the physical manifestations of this process, held promise as never before for the provision of international peace and security. Yet East Asia was missing out. With ongoing ideological divides, deep historical mistrust, territorial conflicts, …
Non-traditional Security Leadership and Cooperation in the Face of Great Power Conflict: The Rise of New Actors
East Asia has been dominated in theory and practice by state-centric policy considerations heavily influenced by the great powers. This perspective is threatened by the rise of non traditional security (NTS) challenges and undermined by great power irresponsibility. These challenges can also, however, represent avenues of opportunity for other actors. The central research question addressed by this article, therefore, is what role can and should …
Whose Responsibility? The Protection of Refugees in East Asia
Many states in the East Asian region (including Northeast and Southeast subregions) are moving away from traditional state-centric governance notions towards accepting a localised variant of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ that allows for criticism of domestic policies and limited diplomatic pressure in the event of humanitarian crises. There has been acceptance of the cosmopolitan governance principles of human security and the Responsibility to…
Consolidating Democracy: Resilience and Challenges in Indonesia and South Korea
The nature of Lao security challenges
East Asia (including the sub regions of Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia) has been viewed as ranking among the most dangerous or conflictual regions on the planet, enduring colonial and Cold War legacies and several potential flashpoints. Regional international security governance has focused on nonintervention and conflict management, whereas domestic governance has focused on national security, development, and unity under tight central govern…
Providing Access to Higher Education for Refugees: Comparative Analysis and Policy Recommendations for South Korea
Securing higher education rights for refugees is critical not only for refugees' selfempowerment but also for the peaceful development of communities. Qualifications recognition is a major barrier when refugees attempt to apply for work or higher education, due to missing documents or unavailability of issuing institutions in their home countries. This issue led to the 2019 Global Convention as the first global treaty on higher education. However…
Political science (28 works) · Law (23 works) · Economics (18 works) · Politics (18 works) · Law (17 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Development economics (11 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (9 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (8 works) · China (8 works)