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- Title
SECURING THE AFGHAN PEOPLE? CANADIAN FOREIGN AID POLICY AND THE PERILS OF HUMAN SECURITY.
- Authors
MacNeil, Leah
- Abstract
The concept of human security emphasizes the security of individuals over that of states. Since its introduction, the human security agenda has been widely embraced by development practitioners, aid scholars, and feminist authors alike, most of whom argue that it brings a level of urgency to development issues typically reserved only for 'hard' security matters. However, several dissenting voices have questioned if human security will bring more attention and resources to these issues or simply empower traditional security actors to expand their reach into new areas, such as aid provision. Through an analysis of Canadian political rhetoric and policy documents on the application of human security policies in Afghanistan, this article will explore this debate, concluding that human security has simply provided a conceptual tool with which to masquerade geopolitical goals as development priorities, calling into question the efficacy of securitizing development issues such as women's inequality.
- Subjects
CANADA; HUMAN security; AFGHANS; INTERNATIONAL economic assistance; GOVERNMENT policy; GEOPOLITICS
- Publication
Undercurrent, 2011, Vol 8, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
1712-0934
- Publication type
Article