Western and East Asian Protection of Human Security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22240293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timo Kivimaki (0000-0002-1735-9170, University of Bath, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian international studies review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2667-078X • E-ISSN: 2667-0836 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/2667078x-02101001 |
| OpenAlex | W3034593323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
One of the main trends in the international relations and international security, for the past two decades, has been the new eagerness to intervene into failed and autocratic countries if they fail to protect their own citizens. This trend has distinguished East Asia (including both Southeast and Northeast Asia) from the West. Generally, the distinction has been based on three differences in strategic orientations. First, the role of the military is seen differently in East Asia and the West. Secondly, the role of states as instruments of the protection of civilians is seen differently in the West and East Asia. Thirdly, there is a difference between East Asia and the West regarding to the expected role of the UN Security Council in the authorization of protection. This article investigates the consequences of the three different strategies on human security by reviewing existing literature and by combining new data on discourses of protection with conflict data on various indicators of human survival and welfare. While the Western strategic concept of human security is dominant and hegemonic in the global debate, it seems, on the basis of this investigation, that the East Asian strategy of self-restraint, non-militarism and respect for sovereignty is more effective in the protection of civilians
Autocracy · China · Democracy · Development economics · East Asia · Economics · Economy · Geography · Hegemony · Human security · International relations · International security · Militarism · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security Dilemma · Sociology · Sovereignty · Territorial integrity · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Human Rights and Development · Law
Sovereignty As Responsibility
Responsibility to Protect or Right to Punish
Whither the Responsibility to Protect? Humanitarian Intervention and the 2005 World Summit
Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset
Organized violence, 1989-2018 and peace agreements
One-Sided Violence Against Civilians in War
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |