Human Security: Theory and Action

Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security,with a unique focus on the evolving notion of responsibility for security. It is organized around four sections,including an overview of human security,human security in armed conflict and post-conflict reconstruction,long-term issues for durable human security,and case studies to broaden the students' awareness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

The second edition of Human Security: Theory and Action examines the conceptual roots of human security, connecting its origins to its applications and challenges in war and peacetime. With a unique focus on the evolving notion of responsibility for security, the text introduces the critical questions and priorities that underpin policies and actions.

The text is organized around four sections. The introduction offers an overview of human security and its basic tenets and historical foundations. The second section focuses on human security in armed conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, discussing such issues as the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect, racial inequality, peacekeeping and peace negotiation processes, and humanitarian assistance. The third section identifies the long-term issues that are necessary for a durable human security, including human rights, food security, poverty, gender equality, health security, and environmental sustainability. The final section applies the concepts introduced in the book to twenty-first-century concerns and offers insights on turning theory into action.

Integrated into the text are many case studies to broaden the students' awareness beyond the conflicts and issues that dominate the media. By balancing theoretical explanations with concrete illustrative cases, both historical and contemporary, the text provides intellectually challenging and intrinsically interesting material and offers a unique, comprehensive introduction to human security in war and peace.

Weight: 667g
Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538159927
Edition number: Second Edition