Collective Insecurity

Collective Insecurity

Author: Ikechi Mgbeoji

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780774810371

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Africa's notorious civil wars and seemingly endless conflicts constitute one of the most intractable threats to global peace and security in the post-Cold War era. This book provides both a superb analysis of the historical dysfunction of the postcolonial African state generally and, more specifically, a probing critique of the crisis that resulted in the tragic collapse of Liberia. Using a historical deconstruction and reconstruction of the theories and practice of international law and politics, Ikechi Mgbeoji ultimately shows that blame for this endless cycle of violence must be laid at the feet of both the Western powers and African states themselves. He further posits that three measures--a reconstructed regime of African statehood, legitimate governance, and reform of the United Nations Security Council--are imperative for the creation of a stable African polity. Collective Insecurity will be of interest to students and practitioners of international law and international relations, and those with an interest in security studies, politics, and African studies.


Collective Insecurity

Collective Insecurity

Author: Ikechi Mgbeoji

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0774840560

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This book provides both a superb analysis of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state generally and, more specifically, a probing critique of the crisis that resulted in the tragic collapse of Liberia. Ikechi Mgbeoji ultimately shows that blame for this endless cycle of violence must be laid at the feet of both the Western powers and African states themselves. He further posits that a reconstructed regime of African statehood, legitimate governance, and reform of the United Nations Security Council are imperatives for the creation of a stable African polity.


Collective Actions of Solidarity against Food Insecurity

Collective Actions of Solidarity against Food Insecurity

Author: Daniela Bernaschi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-08-31

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 3658313757

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This book analyzes the issue of food insecurity in Europe. It highlights the role played by cities in promoting resilient, solidarity-based and food and nutritionally safe communities. The focus will be on three different local initiatives in Rome, Barcelona and Athens and on the relations between civil society and local public institutions in order to tackle with the food insecurity challenges. The research is aimed at understanding the paradox of food insecurity in wealthy societies. The focus will be on three European countries: Italy, Spain and Greece. An in-depth analysis on collective actions of solidarity to tackle food insecurity, will assess whether the initiatives are capabilities-oriented or merely compensating for shortcomings. Moreover, the contributions to the definition of a new food policy “by” and “for” the cities will be highlighted.


A World of Insecurity

A World of Insecurity

Author: Pranab Bardhan

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0674287584

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An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of material and cultural loss, not a critique of liberalism’s failure to deliver equality, and suggesting possible ways out. The retreat of liberal democracy in the twenty-first century has been impossible to ignore. From Wisconsin to Warsaw, Budapest to Bangalore, the public is turning against pluralism and liberal institutions and instead professing unapologetic nationalism and majoritarianism. Critics of inequality argue that this is a predictable response to failures of capitalism and liberalism, but Pranab Bardhan, a development economist, sees things differently. The problem is not inequality but insecurity—financial and cultural. Bardhan notes that antidemocratic movements have taken root globally in a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic groups. In the United States, older, less-educated, rural populations have withdrawn from democracy. But in India, the prevailing Hindu Nationalists enjoy the support of educated, aspirational urban youth. And in Europe, antidemocratic populists firmly back the welfare state (but for nonimmigrants). What is consistent among antidemocrats is fear of losing what they have. That could be money but is most often national pride and culture and the comfort of tradition. A World of Insecurity argues for context-sensitive responses. Some, like universal basic income schemes, are better suited to poor countries. Others, like worker empowerment and international coordination, have broader appeal. But improving material security won’t be enough to sustain democracy. Nor, Bardhan writes, should we be tempted by the ultimately hollow lure of China’s authoritarian model. He urges liberals to adopt at least a grudging respect for fellow citizens’ local attachments. By affirming civic forms of community pride, we might hope to temper cultural anxieties before they become pathological.


States of Global Insecurity

States of Global Insecurity

Author: Daniel Béland

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-06

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780716771876

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Discusses the collective threats faced by the United States in the early twenty-first century and how political sociology seeks to understand these matters.


War in Spain

War in Spain

Author:

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-05-30

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780367555214

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This book argues that during the Spanish Civil War, the European democracies deployed a policy of 'non-intervention', the effect of which wiped out Spanish democracy and led to the rise of international fascism.


The New Global Insecurity

The New Global Insecurity

Author: Fathali M. Moghaddam

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-01-22

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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A noted conflict expert shows how accelerating globalization is causing dangerous global insecurity that must be met by new security models and policies. The New Global Insecurity: How Terrorism, Environmental Collapse, Economic Inequalities, and Resource Shortages Are Changing Our World explores insecurity arising out of accelerating globalization. In this unique and forward-thinking work, psychologist Fathali M. Moghaddam, director of the Conflict Studies Program at Georgetown University, explains how and why worldwide insecurity is rising and what steps we must take to quell or reverse that insecurity to make the future of the world more peaceful. The book first analyzes the elements and roots of global insecurity, discussing it in relation to terrorism, torture, economic instability, threatened identity, and religious fundamentalism. It then puts forward a new model for understanding security, wherein "soft security capital" serves as the enabling condition for "hard security capital." Finally, the current policies for managing diversity, "multiculturalism" and "assimilation" are both rejected in favor of an exciting new policy—"omniculturalism". Drawing on his years of study and expertise, Moghaddam likewise proposes a new policy for better managing intergroup relations in an insecure age.


Anthropocene (in)securities

Anthropocene (in)securities

Author: Associate Professor of Environmental Change the Department of Thematic Studies Eva Lövbrand

Publisher: SIPRI Research Reports

Published: 2021-08-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780198787303

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This volume asks what security means in the Anthropocene era and what political innovations are needed to chart a more sustainable path for global development in the decades to come.


The Poetics of Insecurity

The Poetics of Insecurity

Author: Johannes Voelz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1108418767

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The Poetics of Insecurity explores how American literary writers forged a cultural imaginary in which insecurity acts as an enlivening force.


Cultures of Insecurity

Cultures of Insecurity

Author: Jutta Weldes

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780816633081

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Genocide in Rwanda, instability in the Middle East, anarchy on the Internet -- insecurities abound. But do they occur "naturally, " or are they, as this pathbreaking volume suggests, cultural and social productions? Bringing together scholars from political science and anthropology, this collection of essays redirects long-standing views on culture as both a source of insecurity and an object of analysis. The authors present studies whose topics range from traditional security concerns, such as the Cuban missile crisis, the Korean War, and he Middle East, to less conventional issues, including the Internet and national security, multiculturalism and regional economy in New Mexico.