Human Security News
In: Journal of human security, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 73-79
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 73-79
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 74-80
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 73-79
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 74-77
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 100-101
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 5, Heft 1, S. [64]-68
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 76-83
ISSN: 1835-3800
In: Journal of human security, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 79-81
ISSN: 1835-3800
The report proposes a new security framework that centres directly and specifically on people. Human security focuses on shielding people from critical and pervasive threats and empowering them to take charge of their lives. It demands creating genuine opportunities for people to live in safety and dignity and earn their livelihood
In: Disarmament forum: the new security debate = Forum du désarmement, Heft 2, S. 25-40
ISSN: 1020-7287
In: Security dialogue, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 31-54
ISSN: 1460-3640
This article shows how human security has functioned as both a paradigm-shifting and a bridging concept, with its most significant implications being, first, the shift from a focus on state security to one on human rights, and, second, the indivisibility of physical and material security. The article will argue that, despite attempts at narrowing and appropriation, human security has lost neither its radical edge nor its holistic character; however, the bulk of the literature on the subject is theoretical, and there has not been a serious enough effort to operationalize the term so as to enable a real shift in policymaking. The second half of the article is an attempt to operationalize human security while respecting its paradigm-shifting and holistic character. It discusses necessary connections with wider policy shifts before outlining ways in which current intelligence, development, military and `state-building' practices would have to be transformed to serve human security. Finally, a sketch is drawn of the ideal `human security worker' of the future and the contexts in which she might work.
In: Wisconsin International Law Journal, Band 32, Heft 1
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This volume elaborates on the EU report A Human Security Doctrine for Europe, adding an engaging discussion of international legal consequences and operational demands in the European Union's quest for domestic security. Introducing the concept of "Human Security from Below," the editors highlight how people in war-torn countries have no choice but to create their own security arrangements. But such structures, surprisingly, are not unique to war zones, the contributors reveal-human security initiatives from below occur in even the most stable Western countries. Arguing that human security as a concept only makes sense if it covers both foreign and domestic policy concerns, 'The viability of human security' offers concise insights on this largely neglected topic.
In: International studies perspectives: a journal of the International Studies Association, Band 2, Heft 3, S. 239-251
ISSN: 1528-3577
This article explores the concept of "human security" as an academic & fledgling policy movement that seeks to place the individual -- or people collectively -- as the referent of security. It does this against a background of evolving transnational norms relating to security & governance, & the development of scientific understanding that challenges orthodox conceptions of security. It suggests that human security is not a coherent or objective school of thought. Rather, there are different, & sometimes competing, conceptions of human security that may reflect different sociological/cultural & geostrategic orientations. The article argues that the emergence of the concept of human security -- as a broad, multifaceted, & evolving conception of security -- reflects the impact of values & norms on international relations. It also embraces a range of alliances, actors, & agendas that have taken us beyond the traditional scope of international politics & diplomacy. As a demonstration of change in international relations, of evolving identities & interests, this is best explained with reference to "social constructivist" thought, in contradistinction with the structural realist mainstream of international relations. In a constructivist vein, the article suggests that empirical research is already building a case in support of human security thinking that is, slowly, being acknowledged by decisionmakers, against the logic of realist determinism. 46 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Historical Social Research, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 253-274
"In the present discussion on 'Human Security', Insurances have been only lately involved. The contribution starts with the assumption that Insurances are historically an especially fruitful object of research for the general question of the history of security regimes. It shows that, contrary to some suggestions held in risk sociology, early Mediterranean maritime insurances are to be judged rather as something completely different than the modern insurances from the 17th century onwards managed by merchants' companies and states. The latter belonged to a secular process of constructing a 'normal secure society' during enlightenment. The relationship between Timescapes, Spatiality and Insurances is analyzed: are Insurances per se an instrument of colonizing 'the future' because they are instrumental in calculating and constructing clearly defined 'risks'? or is that future orientation just one element, but is perhaps the wider socio-political context with its prevailing timescapes in which the insurance operations were embedded a changing one from pre- to postmodernity? Asking those questions the article contributes to an approach of using 'human security' as a heuristical device to explore the history of security production." (author's abstract)