Redefining Security

Population Movements and National Security
Herausgeber: Graham, David; Poku, Nana K.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

International migration has become a major domestic political issue in many countries and a major topic of international debate. Thus far, most of the attention has centered on the plight of refugees or on ways to curb the flow of illegal immigrants. As more and more migrants cross interstate boundaries, however, governments are realizing that immigration and asylum problems cannot be separated from broader socio-economic and political issues; nor can they be resolved by countries acting unilaterally. Even with this understanding, attempts to develop multilateral strategies to ease international tensions arising from uncontrolled migration will be complicated by economic disparities, regional political tensions, and mounting population and ecological pressures. Internal migration, particularly in terms of forced resettlement and urbanization, also gives rise to a myriad of problems relating to aspects of security. The increase in other major population movements, such as tourism and business travel, also has implications for security. Until recently, the question what is security? was rarely asked in the context of these developments. This was because there was a perceived consensus on what the nature of security was. The nature of security was held to mean national, political, and military security. Thus security was virtually synonymous with defense. The theoretical claim of this volume is that these developments are necessitating a redefinition of security. This volume provides major theoretical analyses of these trends as well as in-depth case studies that explore specific developments of major concern to scholars and other researchers involved with international relations, migration, and development issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9780275960971
• ISBN-10: 0275960978
• Artikelnr.: 21512578

Autorenporträt

NANA POKU is a lecturer and United Nations Researcher in the Department of Politics at the University of Southampton. His primary interest is in critical security issues, and he has a particular regional interest in Southern Africa. He has published widely on security issues and international relations. DAVID T. GRAHAM is a lecturer in the Department of International Studies, The Nottingham Trent University. His primary areas of interest are in social geography, development, and national identity. He has published widely in geography, history, and regional journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Redefining Security for a New Millennium by Nana Poku and David T.
Graham International Migration and Global Security by Mark J. Miller
Migration Policies and National Security by Ronald Skeldon Diasporas and
the Nation-State: From Victims to Challengers by Robin Cohen Security,
Migration, and Refugees by Vaughan Robinson The Globalization of Population
Movements: Legal Migrants by Graeme Hugo Tourism and Critical Security,
with Particular Reference to Burma by Michael J. G. Parnwell Refugees and
Environmental Security in Africa by Milline Jethro Mbonile Population as
Security: The Arab-Israeli Struggle for Demographic Hegemony by David
Newman The Securitization of Cross-Border Migration: Sweden in the Era of
Globalization by Elisabeth Abiri and Björn Hettne Population Movements,
Health, and Security by David T. Graham and Nana Poku Index