Speaker: Anupama Devendrakumar PhD, Senior Lecturer of Global Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic is raising difficult political, economic, social, and institutional questions. The ongoing impact of the pandemic has not only questioned the globalization processes but also has laid bare the loopholes in them. The leaders, scholars, academia, businesses, and the public are divided on the future of globalization and the imminent changes that will mark the post-pandemic world order. Mixed views on globalization such as the possibility of its reversal, demise, transformation, are debated. These divided views are compelling the economies and societies across the world to reconsider the future course of globalization. In this context, this preliminary research will examine how the nature of globalization in Asia might change and shape the post-pandemic order. The research focuses on the pandemic experiences of ASEAN countries. In that, ASEAN countries’ response to the pandemic, its catastrophic impact, recovery approaches will be discussed. Keeping in perspective the structures and characteristics of ASEAN economies, the research proposes how can ASEAN respond to the future course of globalization.