scholarly journals Biopolitical Production of Human Security and Inclusion/Exclusion of State Security, Human Rights, and Human Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizma Azhiim ◽  
Laila Nurchayani
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Security ◽  
State Security

scholarly journals ROHINGYA’S IN SEARCH FOR SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SECURITY CONCEPT THROUGH ROHINGYA’ LENS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Riana Mardila
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
State Security ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Simple Question

Abstract. It is now 48 years from the declaration of 1982 Burma Citizenship Law. A law that legally denied the citizenship of (Muslim) Rohingya in Myanmar. It means also that for 48 years (Muslim) Rohingya remains stateless. Their fight over citizenship then becomes a global, or at least a regional challenge in International Relations sphere. In one aspect, their attempt in finding asylum to other countries at some point threaten the (arrival) state’ security. However, in another side, they also fight for their (human) security or even so (human)rights. Both securities are equally important. This article is more an introduction to the Human Security concept that was first initiated in 1994. It starts with a simple question on “how does Human Security explain the issue of Rohingya?” It seeks for key points that Human Security can explain by reflecting on Rohingya as the case study. It aims to give a bigger picture of this conflict interpreted by Human Security concept. Finally, as we are living in the globalization era, this issue is not only a state or regional challenge, but also a global challenge where IR actors can take responsibilities in helping and solving this human insecurity issue. Keywords: Rohingya; Human Security. Abstrak. Telah berlangsung 48 tahun sejak deklarasi Undang-undang Kewarganegaraan Burma 1982. Sebuah undang-undang yang secara hukum menolak kewarganegaraan (Muslim) Rohingya di Myanmar. Itu juga berarti bahwa selama 48 tahun (Muslim) Rohingya tetap tanpa kewarganegaraan. Perjuangan mereka atas kewarganegaraan kemudian menjadi tantangan global, atau setidaknya tantangan regional dalam ranah Hubungan Internasional. Di satu aspek, upaya mereka untuk mencari suaka ke negara lain pada titik tertentu mengancam keamanan (kedatangan) negara. Namun di sisi lain, mereka juga memperjuangkan keamanan (manusia) atau bahkan lebih (hak asasi manusia). Kedua sekuritas itu sama pentingnya. Artikel ini lebih merupakan pengenalan tentang konsep Keamanan Manusia yang pertama kali dimulai pada tahun 1994. Artikel ini dimulai dengan pertanyaan sederhana tentang "bagaimana Keamanan Manusia menjelaskan masalah Rohingya?" Ini mencari poin-poin penting yang dapat dijelaskan oleh Human Security dengan merefleksikan Rohingya sebagai studi kasus. Hal ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran yang lebih besar tentang konflik yang ditafsirkan oleh konsep Human Security. Terakhir, saat kita hidup di era globalisasi, masalah ini tidak hanya menjadi tantangan negara atau regional, tetapi juga tantangan global di mana para aktor IR dapat mengambil tanggung jawab dalam membantu dan menyelesaikan masalah ketidakamanan manusia ini.Kata Kunci. Rohingya; Keamanan Manusia.

scholarly journals The Changing Narrative of Security Discourse: From State Security to Human Security in South Asia?

World Affairs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 183 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-205
Author(s):  
Sujit Lahiry
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Human Development ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
State Security ◽  
Security Discourse ◽  
First Time

Security discourse has radically changed over the years, especially since the Post–Cold War period. The traditional concept focuses on state security and national security, and is essentially based on realist and neo-realist paradigms. However, in 1994, the United Nations Human Development Report for the first time elaborated the notion of human security and the associated Human Development Index (HDI). Human security advocates a people-centric approach to security. The two foundational principles on which human security is based are “freedom from fear” and “freedom from want.” I evaluate the notions of state security versus human security and examine how South Asian countries have fared regarding the human security indices. I conclude that, despite advances in some areas, various HDI parameters show that the human security record is still rather dismal in South Asia. There remains a critical need to improve it.

CONNECTION OF MIGRATION FLOWS AND STATE SECURITY: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGULATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Zhevrovska ◽  
◽  
Anastasiia Riaboshapchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
International Agreements ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
State Security ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to the consideration of the foundations and dynamics of international legal regulation of migration flows through the value legal analysis of the connection between threats to state security from transnational refugee flows. The Author begins with an analysis of the relationship between migration and security, which he proposes to understand as a complex of threats to state sovereignty from migration flows, such as blurring of national identity provided a pronounced ethnic nature of such identity, competition between states to attract human resources through transnational migration flows, and increasing the level of both danger and violence in the presence of migration flows in relation to the conflict (potential or existing). Through an analysis of international agreements – the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951, and the Convention on Specific Aspects of Refugees in Africa in 1969, the Author concludes that both documents use the same legal technique based on understanding and simultaneously hyperbolizing the link between migration and security of states. International law on refugee status is a balance of the humanitarian idea of protecting human rights in the individual case of legitimate fears of persecution, and security of each state, with a clear advantage of security issues in the legal technique of providing the list of exceptions. This approach had changed at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries due to the emergence and development of the concept of human security, which leads to a comprehensive understanding of international legal regulation of migration flows: refugee protection provided by the Refugee Convention should be seen in the context of general international obligations of states for the protection of human rights. At present, a respect for human rights as a basis for state security forms the agenda of international institutions, especially those within the UN system. Among regional international agreements, Protocol No 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is a clear example, based on the priority of human rights in the state’s actions to control migration flows, and it reflects a shift in human rights discourse. The Author predicts that further discourse on the relationship between migration and security, in particular – the control of refugee flows, will take place in the context of human security in the direction of reducing the hyperbolization of threats to migratory flows of security, but the development will depend primarily on existing flows of refugees.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document