human security. The article argues that understanding the interconnectedness of human security and livelihoods in the context of development provides an innovative approach to achieve sustainability in the socioeconomic activities of community members in the region and beyond. Introduction The human security concept brings together the elements of human rights and development in a new approach to security. In accordance with a more inclusive approach to security for the support of human life and dignity, the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP, 1994
Introduction In this chapter I inquire into the evolution and implementation of the controversial norm of responsibility to protect (R2P) in the international community, with respect to the effects it produces in international customary law. While I consider that the state’s security is a constant of international relations and the state remains the main provider of human security (Newman 2001 , p. 240; Hynek 2012 , p. 96), I look into the changes in the security discourse induced by the norms that emphasize human rights, which impact the core practices
In the 15th century, Renaissance mathematician and astronomer Nikolaus Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that put the sun, rather than the earth, at the centre of the solar system. That was a paradigm shift that led to a transformation in the way we view the universe. In a similar way, the ‘human security’ approach puts the individual, the citizen, the civilian, at the centre of understanding security, rather than the state and its borders. The Commission on Human Security was established in January 2001, in response to the UN Secretary
Introduction Benita Siloko’s (2024) article explores issues of security, livelihoods and development in the Niger Delta region. It argues that while the concepts of livelihoods and environmental degradation are well understood in their own right, the complex links between them and their impact on human security remain to be explored. Apart from secondary sources within a well-researched area, the article draws on semi-structured interviews conducted in this region on the lived experiences of community members, such as farmers and fishers, and their
of Myanmar’s developing economy and society. The forcible appropriation of the Thilawa resident’s land to build a SEZ sponsored by the Japanese government and a consortium of Japanese businesses highlights a major discrepancy between Japanese policy makers’ rhetorical commitment to human security and the reality of neoliberal imperatives in Myanmar. At the same time as the Thilawa SEZ was being developed, the Japanese government joined a consortium to begin work on the Dawei SEZ and the infrastructural links that would connect this deep-sea port with Thailand via
history. The chapter sketches these historical developments to demonstrate how the end of the Cold War culminated in critiques of Japan’s contribution to the liberal international order requiring a rethink of Japan’s international security and developmental roles. By the early 21st century, the concept of human security had achieved a prominent place in Japan’s foreign policy lexicon, denoting a human-centric approach to Japan’s international security and developmental contributions. It is upon this discursive foundation that Japanese foreign policy makers have
uncertain, vulnerable and de- powered existence of international students, their resulting problems, and what might be done to lift their dignity and position in the world, are the matters discussed here. The chapter begins by outlining its assumptions about human security and rights. It provides a brief political economy of the global market in educational services. It then considers the legal and policy position of international (cross-border) foreign students, drawing on a recent Australian study, International student security (Marginson et al, 2010). The
development processes and thinking, from a human security perspective. Rather than this being some objective and universal approach or condition, they focus on the subjectivity of (in-)security. Second, Kate Bennett attends to the complex but often overlooked relationships between development theory and practice and development finance as the supposed critical enabler. The gulf between theory and rhetoric on the one hand and much practice on the other means that funder priorities still often take precedence over those of recipient governments or communities, and can lead to
-world policies. The chapters in this volume therefore have demonstrated how the capabilities approach provides a politically normative metric to critically assess given policies and public policy structures, as well as to analyse policy interventions driven by human development or human security concerns. By and large, they show that the realisation of capabilities or the feasibility of human flourishing are largely the result of existing social structures and institutions. Very often the effects of these structures are unnecessary and rather less secure than may
of different kinds. Our project serves as a response to calls to roll back or restrict social welfare and a call to dialogue, given the urgent need to come up with alternative social policies with a strong commitment to combat disadvantage, promoting individual and social development through human flourishing. The book makes a clear distinction between ordinary development programmes and those that seek to go further (even if imperfectly) by enhancing human security and 4 Capability-promoting policies augmenting individuals’ and groups’ positive freedoms
