Tag Archives: human security

Population, Development and Environmental Security

Both authors agree on one significant fact: environmental security is a matter of human security. Human security is “relevant for national security, as without the security of individuals and the environment they live in, the state itself is insecure,” (207). … Continue reading

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Personhood in Environmental Security

The chapters this week in F&M addressed environmental security primarily at the level of individuals (both humans and other organisms) and their relationships with one another. The two chapters took a stance against the state centered view of security through … Continue reading

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Environment and Patriarchy

The fundamental characteristic of patriarchy as a power structure is exclusion, as gender, ethnic, and class distinctions define what we have a right to as people. This is extremely relevant to this weeks’ readings which all underline an essential question … Continue reading

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Ecology + feminism = security

It has been thought that security exclusively focuses on protecting states and citizens from foreign military threats, however there are more challenges that humans face today. Not only are they military threats, but also there are ethnic conflicts, terror acts, … Continue reading

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Think piece #2 – Ecology, Peace-building and Human Security

The readings for this week call for a cooperative and collaborative approach to ensure the human security of the world’s population and environmental security of the planet in the face of climate change. All of the authors in this week’s … Continue reading

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