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Breslin, Shaun and Christou, George (2015) Has the human security agenda come of age? Definitions, discourses and debates. Contemporary Politics, 21 (1). pp. 1-10. doi:10.1080/13569775.2014.993904 ISSN 1356-9775.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2014.993904
Abstract
The concept of human security (HS) and its accompanying agenda, 20 years after the publication of the Human Development Report (1994), are still in a state of flux. This article summarises the extent to which, based on an in-depth analysis of the original HS dimensions in the articles in this Special Issue, the HS agenda has evolved, to the extent that it has become a clearly articulated concept both in academic terms and as a guide to concrete political action for policy-makers. It is argued in this article, perhaps not surprisingly given the nature of the concept and its dimensions, that there is a great degree of variation over space, place and time in the way that it is constructed, received and appropriated. Importantly, it is suggested that personal, political and community security have all struggled to develop a shared understanding that has become a firm guide to action, whereas food security, health security, environmental security and economic security have not only become firm parts of debate and discussion, but also significant policy areas that have had considerable time, effort and money devoted to resolving. Overall, the debate on HS is still also very much in flux 20 years on, but there can be no doubt that it has had a major impact academically and in terms of political action.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Contemporary Politics | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 1356-9775 | ||||
Official Date: | 19 January 2015 | ||||
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Volume: | 21 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-10 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13569775.2014.993904 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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