This article explores the convergence between three pillars of influence – feminist security
studies, civil society activism and policy decision-making – and its role in the adoption
and implementation of United Nations ...
Olonisakin, Funmi(Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, 2015)
One of the transformations in approach and thinking about peace and
security at the end of the Cold War is the emergence of the human
security paradigm. It argues for a focus on the individual as the
referent point for ...
By 2000, ‘radicalisation’ had become a major global issue. Although ‘9/11’ was still a year away, the
American Embassies in East Africa had been bombed in 1998 and violent conflicts simmered in many
parts of the world. ...
Olonisakin, Funmi(University of Pretoria, Institute for Strategic Studies, 2015)
This article explores the meaning of peace and human security from the
perspective of the individual — the presumed referent point of security
— and examines responses to armed conflict, a leading source of
insecurity ...
