“Human Security in Southeast Asia” is a two-day event part of the Roundtable discussion series 'Southeast Asia in Global Context', held annually at the CAPI (Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives) at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada, April 25-26, 2024.  This year, the event is co-hosted by TRU's CAPPP (Canada and the Asia Pacific Policy Project), and financially supported by CDSN (Canadian Defence and Security Network) through a MINDs network grant.

Description:

The shift in focus from national security to human security highlights the personal and societal—rather than exclusively governmental—dimensions of security threats, and the complex responses required to address them. In Southeast Asia, human security threats are apparent in domains of health, labour, climate and environment, and trade and economic development.  This conference will consider these emerging human security questions in the region. It will consider the role of both state and nonstate actors in addressing these challenges, including the relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The conference will consist of keynote addresses, a graduate student forum, along with workshops on health, gender, and development as well as trade and labour. It will also incorporate CAPI’s 16th Roundtable on Southeast Asia in Global Context, which will focus on Non-State Actors and Human Security in Southeast Asia: Religion, Civil Society, and Indigenous/Ethnic Minorities. The conference will be hosted by the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), University of Victoria, in partnership with the Canada and the Asia-Pacific Policy Project (CAPPP) at Thompson Rivers University.

The conference is open to the public, but seating is limited. Please pre-register to attend by Wednesday 17 April 2024.

For details on speakers, bios, and schedule, please visit the website at https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/capi/events/home/southeast-asia-global-context/index.php