DVM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Human Security, Paradigm Shift, Global Justice
23 Jan 2018
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Final exam:
Questions will be posted on dec 10 (Sunday) at 4:30
Hand in exam on Monday de 11 at FSS4015 from 2:30-4:30
Human Security Approach:
A paradigm shift in international relations
Traditional security (absence of war and conflict) ----int peace and security
- Westphalia pact 1648 , a world in which the world is defined in terms of the sovereignty of the
states
1. Modern nationality
2. Equality and sovereignty
3. International relations and law
1990- the end of the cold war
Post west phalian _____
A new we has been created- conception of human security
Human security---for human wellbeing
New and complex threats to humanity:
i. Chronic and persistent poverty
ii. Climate related disasters
iii. Organized crimes
iv. Human trafficking
v. Health pandemics and
vi. Economic and financial downturns
- Threats beyond geographical boundaries
- A need for a new understanding of security
Human security: the un definition
The right of people to live in freedom and dignity, free from poverty and despair
We recognize that all individuals, in particular vulnerable people, are entitled to freedom from fear and
freedom from want, with an equal opportunity to enjoy all their rights and fully develop their human
potential.
Elements of human security
Human security underscores the universality and interdependence of a set of freedoms that are
fundamental to human life
1. Freedom to live in dignity
2. Freedom from fear
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Document Summary
Questions will be posted on dec 10 (sunday) at 4:30. Hand in exam on monday de 11 at fss4015 from 2:30-4:30. Traditional security (absence of war and conflict) ----int peace and security. Westphalia pact 1648 , a world in which the world is defined in terms of the sovereignty of the states: modern nationality, equality and sovereignty. A new we has been created- conception of human security. A need for a new understanding of security. The right of people to live in freedom and dignity, free from poverty and despair. We recognize that all individuals, in particular vulnerable people, are entitled to freedom from fear and freedom from want, with an equal opportunity to enjoy all their rights and fully develop their human potential. Human security underscores the universality and interdependence of a set of freedoms that are fundamental to human life: freedom to live in dignity, freedom from fear, freedom from want. Emphasis on a meaningful life: political security.
