Food (in) Security Among the Community at the Indonesia-Malaysia Border at Pandemic COVID-19 era: A Human Security Perspective

Sidik Jatmika (Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakata, Indonesia, 555183)
Yogaswara Aji Pratama (Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakata, Indonesia, 555183)
Dama Rifki Adhipramana (Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakata, Indonesia, 555183)

Mandala: Jurnal Ilmu Hubungan Internasional
Vol 4, No 2 (2021): Mandala: Jurnal Ilmu Hubungan Internasional

This article aims to examine food security issue among the community at the Indonesia - Malaysia border at Pandemic COVID-19 era by using the theory of interdependence and the human security approach. The study is conducted using a qualitative research method to collect and analyze both primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through official documents and an in-depth interview with key informants among Indonesia households of the communities in Indonesia - Malaysia border and local leaders. Meanwhile, published materials and online documents such as books, journal articles and reports served as a secondary source of data. The findings indicate that pandemics COVID-19 create vulnerability to food insecurity at border community. Realizing this fact, the government should consider adopting the human security concept, which emphasizes community empowerment as a framework in policymaking, with the aims to eradicate food insecurity among vulnerable households and to ensure the well-being of every Indonesian.