Haven: The Mediterranean Crisis and Human Security
Author | : John Morrissey |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2020-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781788115483 |
ISBN-13 | : 1788115481 |
Rating | : 4/5 (481 Downloads) |
Download or read book Haven: The Mediterranean Crisis and Human Security written by John Morrissey and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediterranean refugee crisis presents states across Europe with a common security challenge: how to intervene responsibly in mitigation and support. This book seeks to advance the UN concept of ‘human security’ in showing how a human security approach to the crisis can effectively conceptualize and respond to the intricacies of the challenges faced. It argues for a politics of solidarity in proffering integrated solutions that call out the failure of top-down, statist security measures. Leading international authors from a range of disciplines document key dimensions of the crisis, including: the legal mechanisms enabling or blocking asylum; the biopolitical systems for managing displaced peoples; and the multiple, overlapping historical precedents of today’s challenges.