Human Security: Theory and Action (Peace and Security in the 21st Century) - Softcover

Andersen-Rodgers, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1538159937 ISBN 13: 9781538159934

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm. Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security. It 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 student's 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 human security in war and peace.

The second edition of Human Security: Theory and Action examines the conceptual roots of human security, connecting its origins to its application in a time of conflict, inequality, environmental stress, and the aftermath of a global pandemic.

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Kerry F. Crawford is professor of Political Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She has served as the Academic Unit Head of the Department of Political Science since 2023. She is the author of several books, including Wartime Sexual Violence (2017, Georgetown University Press), Human Security: Theory and Action (first edition- 2018, second edition- 2023, Rowman & Littlefield), and The PhD Parenthood Trap (2021, Georgetown University Press). She teaches and researches subjects related to human security, conflict-related sexual violence, United Nations peacekeeping, public opinion on civilian casualties, gender and bias in peace and security, and the importance of mentorship and leadership development in higher education. Crawford is a 2025 alumna of the HERS Leadership Institute.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1538159937
• ISBN 13: 9781538159934
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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