Globalization and Human Security

Paul Battersby is associate professor of international relations, School of Global Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. Joseph M. Siracusa is professor of human security and international diplomacy and director of the School of Global Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Globalizing National Security: Envisioning Security beyond the Nation StateChapter 2: The Alchemy of Peace: Elementary Studies on Humans and SecurityChapter 3: "Black Hawk Down": Mogadishu 1993 and the Costs of InterventionChapter 4: Global Webs of Risk: Complex Security in a Globally Networked WorldChapter 5: Human Rights and Human Security: Pragmatic Perspectives on Human RightsChapter 6: Averting Nuclear Armageddon: Reality Checks and Nuclear BalancesChapter 7: Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Securing Humanity in the Twenty-first Century

This wonderful book will provide both generalists and specialists a better understanding of the multidimensionality of issues related to human security. All government officials should give this work a careful read as they consider how their policies will enhance or inhibit the development of a more stable, secure world.