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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784430403321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routlege, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-20996-7

1-280-29027-7

1-134-20997-5

9786610290277

0-203-02000-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; ; 40

Altri autori (Persone)

GlasiusMarlies

KaldorMary

Disciplina

327.17

Soggetti

Conflict management - International cooperation

National security - Europe

Security, International

Europe

Europäische Union

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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