Internal Displacement And The Threats To Human Security Workshop

Author : Annie Barbara Chikwanha-Dzenga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Human rights
ISBN : 1920114424

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Internal Displacement and the Threats to Human Security Workshop by Annie Barbara Chikwanha-Dzenga Pdf

Although the problem of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is widespread in Africa, pinning down the concept has remained problematic as there are unresolved conceptual and operational debates relating to IDPs' protection and assistance. These groups are usually ignored and they live in appalling conditions. The majority of the victims are usually from marginalised groups. IDPs are prone to undergo abuse and their human rights are very often grossly violated. Nevertheless, it is essential to acknowledge that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement has succeeded in drawing global attention to this issue. However, it is also important to point out that mobilising action to address the problem has not been successful. Because of their vulnerability, IDPs have been identified as the largest 'at risk' population in Africa. They thus require special forms of protection and assistance, which the national and international community have largely failed to provide adequately. In view of the above, the African Human Security Initiative (AHSI), a network of several African organisations working on peace and conflict in Africa, organised a consultative workshop on Internal Displacement and the Threats to Human Security for stakeholders in the Greater Horn of Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814462754

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Human Security: From Concept to Practice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rob McRae,Don Hubert
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773569300

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Human Security and the New Diplomacy by Rob McRae,Don Hubert Pdf

Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress. From the evolution of peace-keeping, to peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention, war-affected children, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, the economic agendas of conflict, transnational crime, and the emergence of connectivity and a global civil society, the authors offer new insights into the importance of considering these issues as part of a single agenda. Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a case-study of a major Canadian foreign policy initiative and a detailed account of the first phase of the human security agenda. The story of Canada's leading role in promoting a humanitarian approach to international relations, it will be of interest to foreign policy specialists and students alike. Contributors include David Angell, Alan Bones, Michael Bonser, Terry Cormier, Patricia Fortier, Bob Fowler, Elissa Goldberg, Mark Gwozdecky, Sam Hanson, Paul Heinbecker, Eric Hoskins, Don Hubert, David Lee, Dan Livermore, Jennifer Loten, Rob McRae, Valerie Ooterveld, Victor Rakmil, Darryl Robinson, Jill Sinclair, Michael Small, Ross Snyder, Carmen Sorger, and Roman Waschuk.

Author : Barbara von Tigerstrom
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847313867

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Human Security and International Law by Barbara von Tigerstrom Pdf

The concept of 'human security' has influenced discourse and practice and has been the subject of vigorous debate. Despite its relevance to central questions of international law, human security has until recently received little attention from international lawyers. This book has two related goals: to evaluate human security as a concept that could be used in the analysis of international law, and to determine what insights about a human security approach might be gained by considering it from the perspective of international law. The first part of the book examines the evolution and meanings of the concept and its links with existing theories and principles of international law. The second part explores the ways in which human security has been and could be used in relation to the diverse topics of humanitarian intervention, internally displaced persons, small arms control, and global public health. The analysis sheds new light on debates about the concept's potential and limitations.

Author : Mary Martin,Taylor Owen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134619801

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Routledge Handbook of Human Security by Mary Martin,Taylor Owen Pdf

This Handbook will serve as a standard reference guide to the subject of human security, which has grown greatly in importance over the past twenty years. Human security has been part of academic and policy discourses since it was first promoted by the UNDP in its 1994 Human Development Report. Filling a clear gap in the current literature, this volume brings together some of the key scholars and policy-makers who have contributed to its emergence as a mainstream concept, including Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen and Sadako Ogata, who jointly chaired the 2001 Commission on Human Security. Drawing upon a range of theoretical and empirical analyses, the Handbook provides examples of the use of human security in policies as diverse as disaster management, arms control and counter-terrorism, and in different geographic and institutional settings from Asia to Africa, and the UN. It also raises important questions about how the concept might be adapted and operationalised in future. Over the course of the book, the authors draw on three key aspects of human security thinking: Theoretical issues to do with defining human security as a specific discourse Human security from a policy and institutional perspective, and how it is operationalised in different policy and geographic contexts Case studies and empirical work Featuring some of the leading scholars in the field, the Routledge Handbook of Human Security will be essential reading for all students of human security, critical security, conflict and development, peace and conflict studies, and of great interest to students of international security and IR in general.

Author : Alexander K. Lautensach,Sabina W. Lautensach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 3902890002

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Human Security in World Affairs by Alexander K. Lautensach,Sabina W. Lautensach Pdf

This book is intended as an introductory text from senior undergraduate level up, to be used in courses on international studies and relations, political studies, history, human geography, anthropology and human ecology, futures studies, applied social studies, public health, and other fields. It represents in a coherent fashion the new subject of human security and sets it apart from more traditional models of security. Its approach is deliberately multidisciplinary and transcultural. In addition to a thorough overview of the human security concept, the chapters address problems and opportunities in international law, politics, international relations, human ecology, ethics, law enforcement, development aid, human rights, and public health. The reader is also introduced to specific human security regimes that address human rights violations, peace building and conflict resolution, as well as global environmental governance. The book encourages a vision of the future that acknowledges the certainty of change, extrapolates significant current trends, and questions the values, beliefs and ideals that tend to inform dominant notions of development. Because of its transdisciplinary approach, the book will appeal to a very wide range of interests at the post-secondary/tertiary level. It will be of particular interest to college and university undergraduate students as well as graduate students and researchers, and also to educators from various disciplines in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Author : Alice Edwards,Carla Ferstman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521513296

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Human Security and Non-Citizens by Alice Edwards,Carla Ferstman Pdf

Can the concept of 'human security' help to address the multiple challenges facing non-citizens in a new global era?

Author : Jorge Nef,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 9780889368798

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Human Security and Mutual Vulnerability by Jorge Nef,International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Human Security and Mutual Vulnerability: The global political economy of development and underdevelopment (Second Edition)

Author : Edward Newman,Joanne van Selm
Publisher : Manas Publications
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8170491967

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Refugees and Forced Displacement by Edward Newman,Joanne van Selm Pdf

The orthodox definition of international security put human displacement and refugees at the periphery. In contrast, this book demonstrates that human displacement can be both a cause and a consequence of conflict within and among societies. As such, the management of refugee movements and the protection of displaced people should be a part of security policy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Peace-building
ISBN : 9231040812

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Human Security by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roberta Cohen,Francis M. Deng
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815791356

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Masses in Flight by Roberta Cohen,Francis M. Deng Pdf

Since the end of the Cold War, increasing numbers of people have been forced to leave their homes as a result of armed conflict, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights. Whereas refugees crossing national borders benefit from an established system of international protection and assistance, those who are displaced internally suffer from an absence of legal or institutional bases for their protection and assistance from the international community. This book analyzes the causes and consequences of displacement, including its devastating impact both within and beyond the borders of affected countries. It sets forth strategies for preventing displacement, a special legal framework tailored to the needs of the displaced, more effective institutional arrangements at the national, regional, and international levels, and increased capacities to address the protection, human rights, and reintegration and development needs of the displaced.

Author : Sumudu Atapattu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317910602

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Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change by Sumudu Atapattu Pdf

Despite the clear link between climate change and human rights with the potential for virtually all protected rights to be undermined as a result of climate change, its catastrophic impact on human beings was not really understood as a human rights issue until recently. This book examines the link between climate change and human rights in a comprehensive manner. It looks at human rights approaches to climate change, including the jurisprudential bases for human rights and the environment, the theoretical framework governing human rights and the environment, and the different approaches to this including benchmarks. In addition to a discussion of human rights implications of international environmental law principles in the climate change regime, the book explores how the human rights framework can be used in relation to mitigation, adaption, and adjudication. Other chapters examine how vulnerable groups –women, indigenous peoples and climate "refugees" – would be disproportionately affected by climate change. The book then goes on to discuss a new category of people created by climate change, those who will be rendered stateless as a result of states disappearing and displaced by climate change, and whether human rights law can adequately address these emerging issues.

Author : Juan M. Pulhin,Makoto Inoue,Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811588525

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Climate Change, Disaster Risks, and Human Security by Juan M. Pulhin,Makoto Inoue,Rajib Shaw Pdf

This book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent “threat multiplier” with the potential to harm the vital core of human life and curtail people’s freedom and ability to live with dignity. Climate change and disaster risks undermine the security of individuals, communities, nations, and the world, considering the increasing trend in the frequency and magnitude of hydro-meteorological disasters and the projections on their future adverse impacts. Despite recent advances in the literature, there is still a major gap in understanding the relationship and linkages between climate change, disaster risks, and human security, particularly as gleaned from the Asian experience. Asia is the world’s most vulnerable region in terms of the quantity and magnitude of impacts from various forms of disaster. At the same time, it has developed a number of innovative responses to address those risks, offering a wealth of experience. Exploring and capitalizing on the Asian perspective, this book provides valuable resource material for students, academics, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners working in these areas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004431140

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Humanitarianism: Keywords by Anonim Pdf

Humanitarianism: Keywords is a comprehensive dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism. It is an intuitive toolkit to map contemporary humanitarianism and to explore its current and future articulations. The dictionary serves a broad readership of practitioners, students, and researchers by providing informed access to the extensive humanitarian vocabulary.

Author : Jamie Draper,David Owen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192899866

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The Political Philosophy of Internal Displacement by Jamie Draper,David Owen Pdf

The situation of internally displaced persons has been a matter of international concern - and legal debate - since at least the late 1990s and early 2000s, and its salience has only increased in the context of extreme weather events produced by intensifying climate change. Research in political philosophy, however, has so far barely touched on this issue, despite its close connection to and relevance for lively and expansive debates on migration, refugees, territorial rights, state sovereignty, and climate change. This volume aims to set the philosophical agenda for articulating a political ethics of internal displacement, and to highlight the importance of the phenomenon for these wider theoretical issues. Across 12 chapters that explore different aspects of internal displacement, authors working at the forefront of these debates construct a compelling research agenda for the political philosophy of internal displacement.