Human Security and the New Diplomacy: Protecting People, Promoting Peace

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Feb 2, 2001 - Political Science - 304 pages
Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress. From the evolution of peace-keeping, to peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention, war-affected children, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, the economic agendas of conflict, transnational crime, and the emergence of connectivity and a global civil society, the authors offer new insights into the importance of considering these issues as part of a single agenda. Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a case-study of a major Canadian foreign policy initiative and a detailed account of the first phase of the human security agenda. The story of Canada's leading role in promoting a humanitarian approach to international relations, it will be of interest to foreign policy specialists and students alike. Contributors include David Angell, Alan Bones, Michael Bonser, Terry Cormier, Patricia Fortier, Bob Fowler, Elissa Goldberg, Mark Gwozdecky, Sam Hanson, Paul Heinbecker, Eric Hoskins, Don Hubert, David Lee, Dan Livermore, Jennifer Loten, Rob McRae, Valerie Ooterveld, Victor Rakmil, Darryl Robinson, Jill Sinclair, Michael Small, Ross Snyder, Carmen Sorger, and Roman Waschuk.
 

Contents

Introduction
3
1 Human Security in a Globalized World
14
2 The Evolution of Peacekeeping
41
3 Peacebuilding in Postconflict Societies
75
4 Humanitarian Military Intervention
111
WarAffected Children
134
Illustrations
161
6 The Evolution of International Humanitarian Law
161
7 Resources Greed and the Persistence of Violent Conflict
178
8 Transnational Crime in a Borderless World
199
9 The New Multilateralism
213
10 Human Security Connectivity and the New Global Civil Society
236
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