human security

M.A. in Conflict, Displacement and Human Security

Primary Author(s): 
School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London
Primary Institution: 
School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London

School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London, is offering a new MA in CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY

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Date Released: 
Fri, 2012/06/15 (All day)
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Critical Climatics, Forced Migration and Social Justice

United Nations Secretary General, declaring 2009 as the year of Climate Change, has called for 'responsibility to protect' in the realm of human rights and 'responsibility to deliver' in larger sphere of common international action. Anthropogenic climate change leads to biophysical transformation on the global scale engendering localised stresses in the forms of coastal erosion, ice melt, infertile land and deteriorating water sources.These stresses threaten critical minimum basic needs of vulnerable socities without the capabilities of adaption and resilence.

Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador

Primary Author(s): 
McGrath, Ian
Primary Institution: 
UNHCR
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A new research publication has just been released by the UNHCR
 
Research Paper No. 198
 
Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador
 
By
Ian McGrath
 
You can download the report here: http://www.unhcr.org/4d35556e9.html
UNHCR
Date Released: 
Fri, 2011/02/18 (All day)
www.uhncr.org

Forced migration and terrorism: Southeast Asian human security challenges

Whilst Southeast Asian states have their own individual experiences with both forced migration and terrorism some have significant regional implications. This chapter looks at what the experiences of the region are and how they shape the interactions between the states.

Human security and livelihoods of rural Afghans, 2002-2003

This report documents and analyzes countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods throughout rural Afghanistan from 2002-2003. All countrywide information is generated by analyses of 2003 Nationwide Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) survey data. All analyses of NRVA data, unless otherwise noted, are conducted by the Tufts University team. In addition, the report includes detailed analyses on six provinces based on primary research by the Tufts team in Badghis, Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, and Nangarhar.

Human security and capacity in fragile states, Wageningen Disaster Studies

Primary Author(s): 
Christoplos, Ian; Hilhorst, Dorothea

With pleasure we announce the occasional paper series of Wageningen
Disaster Studies. The first issue 'Human security and capacity in
fragile states' by Ian Christoplos and Dorothea Hilhorst is now
available online at
http://www.disasterstudies.wur.nl/UK/Publications/Paper+Series/ . It is
a scoping paper reviewing issues of socio-economic recovery in so-called

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Date Released: 
Tue, 2010/08/03 (All day)
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ISS Post-Graduate Diploma on Migration

Deadine / Event Date: 
2011/04/13 (All day)

Please find below information about a new intensive 3-month program offered in the Hague next year on Migration issues.

Dear colleagues and friends,

Together with my colleague, Dr. Thanh-Dam Truong and others at the Institute of Social Studies, we have introduced a new Post-Graduate Diploma programme on Migration and Human Security and are now accepting applications.

This 3-month, fully-accredited diploma course will take place from April-June 2011 and 2012.

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Energy and Human Security Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Primary Institution: 
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

Applicants are expected to have a good understanding of the existing research and issues in energy and human security. A relevant PhD and a good publication record are essential. Related experience and knowledge of regional cooperative frameworks in ASEAN and Asia would be an advantage.

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