This book deals with the concept of human security by focusing on the evolution of the concept in the bi-dimensional context – academic and applied. Also, it studies the evolution of the concept of human security in the post-cold war era and identifies the most significant and important factors that contribute to the emergence of this concept. Lastly, it discusses various definitions of the concept.
The book discusses the debate about the concept of human security and its various dimensions, in addition to the number of apprehensions that stem from using the concept as a pretext to interfere in the affairs of the region.
The book contains six chapters.
The first chapter deals with the historical context of the concept of human security.
The second chapter identified human security concept.
The third chapter deals with the conceptual map and intellectual ingredients of the concept of human security.
The fourth chapter addresses the concept of human security at the Arab level.
The fifth chapter highlights the applications of the concept of human security: visions of states, through the following:
.The development dimension of the concept of human security "the Japanese vision"
.The political dimension of the concept of human security "the Canadian vision”
The sixth chapter deals with the applications of the concept of human security through the following:
.Visions of regional and international organizations
. Visions of the United Nations
. Visons of the EU
. Visions of the ASEAN
. The African initiative for human security
The book concludes that despite the serious attempts to study human security, this concept is still in the formative process. There is no definite agreement on the various dimensions that form this concept. Also, most of the definitions provided to the concept are comprehensive.
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