Human security entails that a people-centered view of security is indispensable for national, regional and global stability. Human security challenges the traditional notion of national security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be the individual rather than the state. The United Nations Development Programme's 1994 Human Development Report argues that insuring "freedom from want" and "freedom from fear" for all persons is the best path to tackle the problem of global insecurity.
Overview
Syllabus
WEEK
TOPICS
Week-1
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SECURITY
The Evolution of the Concept of Human Security
Human Rights Approach to Development and Security
Criticism of the Human Security concept
Modern Concept of Human Security
Working Definition by Sabina Alkire
Contribution of Mahbub-ul-Haq
Juan Somavia’s ‘People’s Security’
Amartya Sen’s Views
Gandhi’s Views
Scope and Significance of Human Security
important Dimensions of Human Security
Human Security and Traditional Security
Transition from Nuclear Security to Human Security
Week-2
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, RIGHTS AND SECURITY
Evolution of Human Rights
Significance of Human Development
Status of Human Security
Interdependence between Human Rights, Security and Development Interdependence between Human Security and Human Development Interdependence and Suggested Areas of Action
Week-3
1994 UNDP DEFINITION OF HUMAN SECURITY
Economic Security
Food Security
Health Security
Environmental Security
Personal Security
Community Security
Political Security
Freedom From Fear vs Freedom From Want and Beyond
The Canadian Approach
Limitation of an All Encompassing Human Security
Peace Building
Pre-Conflict Peace Building
Post-Conflict Peace Building
Week-4
GANDHIAN VISION OF HUMAN SECURITY
Freedom From Fear and Anxiety
State: Threat to Human Security
Security vis-à-vis other Disciplines
World Federation
Relationship between Human Security and Development
Relationship between Human Security and Human Rights
Gender and Human Security
Humanitarian Intervention
Week-5
THREATS TO HUMAN SECURITY
Direct Violence and Structural Violence
Dimensions of Violence
Cultural Violence
Economic Violence
Political Violence
Social Violence
Poverty as Structural Violence
Structural Violence, Gender Inequality and Sexism
Structural Violence and Racism
Week-6
STATE VIOLENCE
State Violence: Theory and Types
State Violence in South Asia
State Violence in India
NON-STATE VIOLENCE
Defining Terrorism
Core Characteristics of Terrorism
History of Terrorism
Theorising Terrorism and Its Causes
Other Forms of Political Violence
Week-7
DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT
Development and Global Warming
Stabilisation Wedges
‘Green’ Ways to a Cleaner World
Fuel-Food Debate
Precision Farming
Organic Farming
Bio-Fuel: Ethanol
Week-8
SAFEGUARDS TO HUMAN SECURITY
Unorganised Labour (rural and urban) and their security
Profile of Rural Labour
Problems of Rural Labour
Measures for Rural Labour
Profile of Urban Unorganised Labour
Problems of Urban Labour
Measures for Urban Labour
Week-9
EMPOWERMENT OF THE MARGINALISED (WOMEN, CHILDREN)
Concepts of ‘Marginalised’ and ‘Empowered’
Empowering of Marginalised women
Empowerment of SCs, STs and OBCs
Empowerment of Child Labour
Empowerment of Bonded Labour
Empowerment of other Marginalised Sections
Week-10
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
International Cooperation: Issues and Challenges
Power-based Approaches of Cooperation
Knowledge-based Theories of Cooperation
Frameworks of International Cooperation
Gandhian Precepts for International Cooperation
Week-11
STATE OF HUMAN SECURITY
Global Status of Human Security
Essence of Human Security
The Praxis of Human Security
Theory for a Complex World
The Millennium Report on Human Security
Dimensions of Human Security
Preventive Measures
Coercive Measures
Risk analysis
Vulnerabilities of human being
Human Security at Global Level
Traditional Security Vs Human Security
Civilians in Armed Conflict
Human Security Focus
Week-12
Human Security in South Asia
Genesis of the Concept of Human Security
Fighting Insurgency in different countries of South Asia
Human Trafficking, Gender and Environmental Issues
Human Security and Non-State Actors
Development of Theories about International Regimes
Variables Implicated in Human Security
Human Security in India
Human Development and Human Security
Interventions: Problems and Prospects
Taught by
Dr. Satish Kumar
