Title
Globalization and human security [electronic resource] / Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa.
Cover Title
Globalization & human security
ISBN
9780742566538 (electronic bk.)
9780742556522
0742556522
9780742556539 (pbk.)
0742556530 (pbk.)
0742566536 (electronic bk.)
Publication Details
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., c2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 252 p.)
Call Number
JZ1318 .B38 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
355/.033
Summary
"This concise text presents an 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 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 emphasizes 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Globalization (Lanham, Md.)
Globalizing national security : envisioning security beyond the nation-state
The alchemy of peace : elementary studies on humans and security
"Black Hawk down" : the limits of intervention
A global web of risk : complex crises in a globally networked world
Human rights and human security : pragmatic perspectives on human rights
Averting nuclear Armageddon : reality checks and nuclear balances
Roadmaps and roadblocks : securing humanity in the twenty-first century.