A human security doctrine for Europe : project, principles, practicalities / edited by Marlies Glasius and Mary Kaldor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glasius, Marlies.

Kaldor, Mary.

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; 40.

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--International cooperation.

Conflict management.

National security--Europe.

National security.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Human Security Doctrine for Europe explores the actual needs of individual people in conflict areas, rather than using a conventional institutional or geo-political perspectives. This new volume proposes that Europe should develop a new kind of human security capability that involves the military, the police and civilians all working together to enforce law rather than to fight wars. It argues that threats such as weapons of mass destruction or terrorism can only be countered if we address the insecurity of people in all parts of the world.Many people in the world l

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Abbreviations; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 A human security vision for Europe and beyond; 2 The challenges of re-establishing a public monopoly of violence; Part II A bottom-up approach; 3 Old and new insecurity in the Balkans; 4 The Great Lakes region; 5 Sierra Leone's war in a regional context; 6 Human security in the South Caucasus; 7 Middle East security; Part III A framework for operations; 8 International law framework with respect to international peace and security

9 Women as agents of change in conflict and post-conflict situations10 Culture and capabilities of the new EU members; 11 Principles for the use of the military in support of law enforcement operations; Part IV Capabilities, resources and institutions; 12 What colour is your elephant?; 13 Civilian tasks and capabilities in EU operations; 14 Equipment, resources and inter-operability; 15 Embedding a bottom-up approach to European security; Annex; A Human Security Doctrine for Europe; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-20996-7

1-280-29027-7

1-134-20997-5

9786610290277

0-203-02000-6

9780203020005

OCLC:

475967929