The New Normal and Its Impact on Society: Perspectives from ASEAN and the European Union

This book focuses on the socio-cultural changes and issues experienced in ASEAN and the European Union in the post-pandemic world. In doing so, chapters discuss the social impact of specific themes such as changing work ethics, migration, and cyber security, which have shifted the cultural and economic landscapes of Southeast Asia and Europe. The book will be useful for policymakers, journalists, students, and those interested in discussions of regionalism, and the effects of Covid-19 on social policies ranging from the individual, domestic laws, to national and supranational policies.

Nurliana Kamaruddin is Deputy Executive Director (Academic and Student Affairs) and Senior Lecturer at the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya. She specializes in international security and development cooperation. Nurliana was a recipient of the Korea Foundation ASEAN Fellowship (2013-2015) and the POSCO TJ Park Foundation Asia Fellowship (2009-2011).

Aida Idris is Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM), specialising in Entrepreneurship, SME Development and Cross-cultural Management. Throughout her service in UM, she has held several management positions, including as Director of the Academic Development Centre, Director of the Student Entrepreneurship and Development Centre, and Deputy Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute.

Kevin Fernandez is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya. His research focuses on identity politics, non-traditional security threats, new media and political mobilization, misinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories.