| ID | 186856 |
| Title Proper | Beyond effectiveness |
| Other Title Information | the political functions of ASEAN’s disaster governance |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Spandler, Kilian ; Coe, Brooke |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Why do Southeast Asian states use regional mechanisms for disaster relief? From a conventional functionalist perspective, inadequate domestic-level responses to emergencies create a demand for scaled-up governance. This article offers an alternative interpretation of disaster cooperation in Southeast Asia. Drawing on theoretical insights from comparative regionalism and critical disaster studies, it argues that the raison d’être of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) is to empower ASEAN states vis-à-vis extraregional humanitarian actors. The AHA Centre works to enable Member States to gatekeep intrusive extraregional aid and, ultimately, to transform authority relations in the international humanitarian system in favor of state actors that have traditionally found themselves in a peripheral and passive role. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 28, No.3; Jul-Sep 2022: p.355-381 |
| Journal Source | Global Governance Vol: 28 No 3 |
| Key Words | Humanitarian assistance ; Regionalism ; Southeast Asia ; Governance ; Functionalism ; AHA Centre |