Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; The poverty of the security agenda; Human security and social injustice: a global and local story; Locating hegemony and counter-hegemony in Philippine historical experience; Constructions of poverty and insecurity; Coping strategies and counter moves; Neo-liberal hegemony and the illusion of democracy: the rhetoric and reality of people power; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda argues that poverty should be a central concern of security studies and critiques existing methodological approaches to poverty and well-being. Using the Philippines as a case study, this book is critical of approaches to poverty that portray the poor as passive objects as opposed to dynamic actors.

Product details

• Authors: Eadie, Pauline Eadie
• Assisted by: Nana Poku (Editor of the series), Neil Renwick (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815391111
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9111-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science