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SpringerBriefs in
Environment, Security, Development and Peace (ESDP)
A Peer-reviewed Book Series

Edited by
Hans Günter Brauch
Free University of Berlin and AFES-PRESS

	Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang and Nur Azha Putra (Eds.) [Singapore]: Rethinking Energy Security in Asia: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace [ESDP] vol. 2 (Heidelberg – Dordrecht – London – New York: Springer-Verlag, 2012). ISBN (Print): 978-3-642-29702-1 ISBN (Online/eBook): 978-3-642-29703-8 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29704-5 Order Form Order this book on the Springer Website Order electronic version and individual chapters
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Traditionally, the discourse on energy security has centred on the security of the state, in particular, on the security of energy supply and the concomitant preoccupation with geostrategic issues. The rise of non-traditional security (NTS) threats, such as climate change and the impact of rising energy prices on populations, has however led to an awareness of the pressing need to broaden the framing of energy security. This volume thus re-visits energy security using the NTS lens, with a focus on the ways that governments and other actors have approached energy security challenges in some of Asia’s fastest-growing states, namely, Indonesia, Singapore, India and China. The cases presented in this volume highlight the complex issues surrounding energy security, with environmental concerns and socioeconomic development inextricably linked to questions of energy sustainability and vulnerability. The aim, then, of this volume on Rethinking Energy Security: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security, together with its companion volume on Energy and Non-Traditional Security (NTS) in Asia, is to widen the debate on energy security beyond the conventional views of what energy security means to the security and well-being of states and societies, thus encouraging a more comprehensive approach towards energy security. Contents: Preface * Ch. 1: Rethinking Energy Security: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security by Mely Caballero-Anthony, Swee Lean Collin Koh and Sofiah Jamil * Ch. 2: The Role of Indonesia’s Civil Society in Energy Security by Lina A. Alexandra * Ch. 3: The Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Perspective on Energy Security Policies in Singapore by Youngho Chang and Nur Azha Putra * Ch. 4: Perspectives on India’s Energy Security by Rekha Krishnan * Ch. 5: Beyond Efficiency: China’s Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Initiatives vis-à-vis Human Development by Yuxin Zheng and Sofiah Jamil All chapters were anonymously peer reviewed. About the editors:
	Mely Caballero-Anthony (Singapore) is associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and head of the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. She has also served as director of external relations in the Political-Security Community Department, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat. Her research interests include regionalism and regional security in the Asia-Pacific, multilateral security cooperation, politics and international relations in ASEAN, conflict prevention and management as well as human security. Her latest publications, both single-authored and co-edited, include: Political Change, Democratic Transitions and Security in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2010); Understanding Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitization (UK: Ashgate, 2006); (with Acharya, A.; Emmers, R.): Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006); Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005); (with Acharya, A.): UN Peace Operations and Asian Security (Abingdon: Routledge, 2005).

	Youngho Chang (Singapore) is assistant professor of Economics at the Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Since 1999, he has taught resource and energy economics, environmental economics and macroeconomics at the National University of Singapore and NTU. He has also contributed to various academic journals, including Econometric Theory, Energy Policy, Economics Letters, International Journal of Global Energy Issues and International Journal of Electronic Business Management. He received a BASc in landscape architecture from Seoul National University, South Korea; an MA in economics from Yonsei University, South Korea; and a PhD, also in economics, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, US.

	Nur Azha Putra (Singapore) is research associate at the Energy Security Division of the Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore. He was previously associate research fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, where he was the lead researcher for the Energy and Human Security programme and also led research on a range of other NTS issues. He holds an MSc in international political economy from NTU; and a Bachelor of Information Technology from Central Queensland University, Australia.

About the authors: Lina A. Alexandra: Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia. Nur Azha Putra: Energy Security Division, Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Mely Caballero-Anthony: Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Youngho Chang: Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Sofiah Jamil: Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Swee Lean Collin Koh: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Rekha Krishnan: Independent researcher, India. Yuxin Zheng: Center for Environment and Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.

This second volume of the SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace (ESDP) is a compilation of invited and selected papers, presented at a conference on Energy and Non-Traditional Security held in Singapore, that had been updated to cover developments in 2011 The conference was organised by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.