This book employs the concept of human security to show what the term means from the perspective of women in Afghanistan. It engages with a well-established deb

What does it mean to be secure? In the global news, we hear stories daily about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about domestic-level conflicts around the worl

The nature of human security is changing globally: interstate conflict and even intrastate conflict may be diminishing worldwide, yet threats to individuals and

This collection of articles by feminist scholar-activists addresses the crucial problem of human security in a world of heavily armed, militarized states. It de

How do understandings of the relationships between gender, violence, security and the international inform policy and practice in which these notions are centra