An Investigation Through Philosophy and Case Studies on Regional Integration, Migrants and Refugees, and the COVID-19 Crisis

Abstract

This chapter looks at philosophically oriented studies on the linkage between regional integration and the COVID-19 pandemic, taking EU and ASEAN as comparative cases. Section 2 discusses what perspectives need to look at regional integration and the COVID-19 pandemic. In Section 3, we compare ASEAN and the EU on the premise of this methodology, and discuss regional integration and the concept of “fairness” by taking the case of vulnerable groups such as migrant refugees, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the final Conclusion, we make a tentative conclusion on the concept of fairness in relation to regional integration.