Globalization and Human Security (eBook)

Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
264 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-6653-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post–Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle of state sovereignty in a global world where threats to humanity are beyond the capacity of any one nation to address through unilateral action. A welcome alternative to state-centric approaches to security, this balanced book will be a valuable supplement for courses in international and national security.

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This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post-Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle of state sovereignty in a global world where threats to humanity are beyond the capacity of any one nation to address through unilateral action. The authors highlight circumstances, actors, and influences beyond the traditional focus on state security, especially the role of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations. They also emphasize the importance of human rights, arguing for the development of an effective intervention capacity to protect individuals from state action as well as other security threats arising from conflict, poverty, disease, and environmental degradation. A welcome alternative to state-centric approaches to security, this balanced book will be a valuable supplement for courses in international and national security.

Autor

Paul Battersby is associate professor of international relations, School of Global Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. Joseph M. Siracusa is professor of human security and international diplomacy and director of the School of Global Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.

Inhalt

IntroductionChapter 1: Globalizing National Security: Envisioning Security beyond the Nation StateChapter 2: The Alchemy of Peace: Elementary Studies on Humans and SecurityChapter 3: "Black Hawk Down": Mogadishu 1993 and the Costs of InterventionChapter 4: Global Webs of Risk: Complex Security in a Globally Networked WorldChapter 5: Human Rights and Human Security: Pragmatic Perspectives on Human RightsChapter 6: Averting Nuclear Armageddon: Reality Checks and Nuclear BalancesChapter 7: Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Securing Humanity in the Twenty-first Century

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.3.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Globalization
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7425-6653-6 / 0742566536
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6653-8 / 9780742566538