Abstracts and Biographies:
Practice theory
Bridging the Gap: Human Security, the Individual and
the State
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Dr Katharine Vadura, Dr Giancarlo Chiro, Dr Peter Gale
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| Facilitated dialogue - paper to be presented by the
conversation leaders to provide background to the discussion (paper circulated prior to
session). The definition of human security moves the debate about security beyond issues
of war and peace. It is a human-centred idea rather than a state-centred one and includes
issues of population, hunger, disease, social conflict and identity, international crime,
and resource scarcity. The importance of this concept is evidenced by the fact that it has
become a major component of Western foreign policy, as well as the subject of United
Nations debate. In an era of globalisation, it is our belief that the concept is a
valuable one offering important possibilities, not only for understanding international
relations in the post-cold war world, but also as a basis for meaningful global change. |
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| Dr Katharine Vadura - Lecturer, School of
International Studies, UniSA Dr Giancarlo Chiro - Senior Lecturer,
School of International Studies, UniSA
Dr Peter Gale - Lecturer, Australian Studies, Unaipon School, UniSA |
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