Migration and human security in south Asia
edited by:Jaiswal, Pramod
- New Delhi Adroit Publishers, 2018
- xix, 176p.
Includes index
Migration and security have been widely studied in international
relations and political science. Migration is often presented as a
threat to national sovereignty, state security as well as to the
economic, social and cultural well–being. On security, all of the
attention has been on national security, terrorism, extremism and
crime. Hence, there is an alternative concept, human security, which
emphasizes that the government's responsibility is not only to
protect the territorial security and sovereign integrity of the state, but
also the freedom and rights of its citizens. Thus, the notion of human
security provides an opportunity to broaden our understanding of the
economic, social and political challenges associated with migration,
from the place of origin to transit, arrival and (re)settlement in a new
location. South Asia homes about one-fourth of the world's
population, making it both the most populous and the most densely
populated geographical region in the world. This region has
witnessed mass migration as many of the countries have emerged
through the partition. Millions migrated between India and Pakistan
and thousands during the formation of Bangladesh, ethnic conflict of
Sri Lanka, Maoist Movement in Nepal and ethnic conflict of Bhutan.
English
978-81-87393-62-7
Human Rights
Human Security--India--Migration-South Asia
325.0954 / MIG-
Includes index
Migration and security have been widely studied in international
relations and political science. Migration is often presented as a
threat to national sovereignty, state security as well as to the
economic, social and cultural well–being. On security, all of the
attention has been on national security, terrorism, extremism and
crime. Hence, there is an alternative concept, human security, which
emphasizes that the government's responsibility is not only to
protect the territorial security and sovereign integrity of the state, but
also the freedom and rights of its citizens. Thus, the notion of human
security provides an opportunity to broaden our understanding of the
economic, social and political challenges associated with migration,
from the place of origin to transit, arrival and (re)settlement in a new
location. South Asia homes about one-fourth of the world's
population, making it both the most populous and the most densely
populated geographical region in the world. This region has
witnessed mass migration as many of the countries have emerged
through the partition. Millions migrated between India and Pakistan
and thousands during the formation of Bangladesh, ethnic conflict of
Sri Lanka, Maoist Movement in Nepal and ethnic conflict of Bhutan.
English
978-81-87393-62-7
Human Rights
Human Security--India--Migration-South Asia
325.0954 / MIG-