COVID-19 and ASEAN responses: Comparative policy analysis

Djalante, Riyanti and Nurhidayah, Laely and Van Minh, Hoang and Phuong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc and Mahendradhata, Yodi and Trias, Angelo and Lassa, Jonatan and Miller, Michelle Ann (2020) COVID-19 and ASEAN responses: Comparative policy analysis. Progress in Disaster Science, 8. ISSN 25900617

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Abstract

Scholars and policy-makers agree that cross-border and multi-sector cooperation are essential components of coordinated efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. This paper examines the responses of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) member countries to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the limits of regional cooperation. ASEAN has pre-existing cooperative frameworks in place, including regional health security measures, which, at least theoretically, could assist the region's efforts to formulate cooperative responses to containing a global pandemic. With its overarching “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”, ASEAN cooperation has extended to include region-wide disaster responses, framed as “One Asean, One Response”. Using content analysis, this paper examines media statements and policies from ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat to assess the collective response to COVID-19 during the period from January to August 2020. By identifying gaps and opportunities in government responses to COVID-19 as the virus spread throughout Southeast Asia, this paper provides new insights as well as recommendations for the future. © 2020 The Authors

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 96; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Southeast Asia; ASEAN; comparative study; COVID-19; disease transmission; governance approach; health policy; infectious disease; policy analysis
Subjects: J Political Science > JX International law
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Nursing
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2025 04:08
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2025 04:08
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/14048

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