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Human Security and the UN: A Critical History
S. Neil Macfarlane
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Paperback. How did the individual human being become the focus of the contemporary discourse on security? What was the role of the United Nations in "securing" the individual? What are the payoffs and costs of this extension of the concept? This book tackles these questions by analyzing historical and contemporary debates about what is to be secured. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
How did the individual human being become the focus of the contemporary discourse on security? What was the role of the United Nations in "securing" the individual? What are the payoffs and costs of this extension of the concept? Neil MacFarlane and Yuen Foong Khong tackle these questions by analyzing historical and contemporary debates about what is to be secured. From Westphalia through the 19th century, the state's claim to be the object of security was sustainable because it offered its subjects some measure of protection. The state's ability to provide security for its citizens came under heavy strain in ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
United Nations Intellectual History Project
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218391
SKU
V9780253218391
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About S. Neil Macfarlane
S. Neil MacFarlane is Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University and Professional Fellow at St. Anne's College. Yuen Foong Khong is John G. Winant University Lecturer in American Foreign Policy and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University.
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This is one of at least 14 projected volumes commissioned by the UN Intellectual History Project, dedicated to documenting the history of ideas central to the development of that organization. Here the focus is on human security, dealing with individuals rather than the traditional concentration on states. Most regard the idea of human security as a recent innovation, but the ... Read more