Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Battersby, Paul, 1961-

Publication

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

Siracusa, Joseph M.

Description

xii, 252 pages; 23 cm.

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.

Series Statement

Globalization

Uniform Title

Globalization (Lanham, Md.)

Alternative Title

Globalization & human security

Subjects

• Security, International
• World politics > 21st century
• National security
• Globalization
• Human rights

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index.

Contents

1. Globalizing National Security: Envisioning Security beyond the Nation-State -- 2. The Alchemy of Peace: Elementary Studies on Humans and Security -- 3. "Black Hawk Down": The Limits to Intervention -- 4. A Global Web of Risk: Complex Crises in a Globally Networked World -- 5. Human Rights and Human Security: Pragmatic Perspectives on Human Rights -- 6. Averting Nuclear Armageddon: Reality Checks and Nuclear Balances -- 7. Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Securing Humanity in the Twenty-first Century.

ISBN

• 9780742556522 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0742556522 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780742556539 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0742556530 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780742566538 (electronic)
• 0742566536 (electronic)

LCCN

• 2008042060
• 40016462759

OCLC

• ocn261342747
• 261342747
• SCSB-5460645

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries