Globalization and human security / Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Battersby, Paul, 1961-

Contributor:

Siracusa, Joseph M.

Series:

Globalization (Lanham, Md.)

Globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

National security.

Security, International.

Human rights.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 252 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Globalization & human security

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., [2009]

Summary:

Current Events Politics

This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed 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. A welcome alternative to state-centric approaches to security, this balanced book will be a valuable supplement for courses in international and national security.

Contents:

1 Globalizing National Security: Envisioning Security beyond the Nation-State 9

2 The Alchemy of Peace: Elementary Studies on Humans and Security 39

3 "Black Hawk Down": The Limits to Intervention 69

4 A Global Web of Risk: Complex Crises in a Globally Networked World 99

5 Human Rights and Human Security: Pragmatic Perspectives on Human Rights 145

6 Averting Nuclear Armageddon: Reality Checks and Nuclear Balances 175

7 Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Securing Humanity in the Twenty-first Century 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index.

ISBN:

9780742556522

0742556522

9780742556539

0742556530

9780742566538

0742566536

OCLC:

261342747