Security and Development in Global Politics : A Critical Comparison

by Spear, Joanna; Williams, Paul D.

• ISBN13: 9781589018860
• ISBN10: 1589018869
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-15
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

Security and development matter: they often involve issues of life and death and they determine the allocation of truly staggering amounts of the world's resources. Particularly since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, there has been momentum in policy circles to merge the issues of security and development to attempt to end conflicts, create durable peace, strengthen failing states, and promote the conditions necessary for people to lead healthier and more prosperous lives. In many ways this blending of security and development agendas seems admirable and designed to produce positive outcomes all around. However, it is often the case that the two concepts in combination do not receive equal weight, with security issues getting priority over development concerns. This is not desirable and actually undermines security in the longer term. Moreover, there are major challenges in practice when security practitioners and development practitioners are asked to agree on priorities and work together. Security and Development in Global Politics illuminates the common points of interest but also the significant differences between security and development agendas and approaches to problem solving. With insightful chapter pairings -- each written by a development expert and a security analyst -- the book explores seven core international issues: aid, humanitarian assistance, governance, health, poverty, trade and resources, and demography. Using this comparative structure, the book effectively assesses the extent to which there really is a nexus between security and development and, most importantly, whether the link should be encouraged or resisted.

Author Biography

Joanna Spear is director of the Security Policy Studies Program and an associate professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. She is also an associate fellow at Chatham House in London. Paul D. Williams is an associate professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Conceptualizing the Security-Development Relationship: An Overview of the Debate	p. 7
Aid
Aid: A Security Perspective	p. 37
Aid: A Development Perspective	p. 57
Aid: Editors' Comments	p. 73
Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian Assistance: A Security Perspective	p. 77
Humanitarian Assistance: A Development Perspective	p. 97
Humanitarian Assistance: Editors' Comments	p. 111
Governance
Governance: A Security Perspective	p. 115
Governance: A Development Perspective	p. 131
Governance: Editors' Comments	p. 149
Health
Health: A Security Perspective	p. 153
Health: A Development Perspective	p. 171
Health: Editors' Comments	p. 189
Poverty
Poverty: A Security Perspective	p. 193
Poverty: A Development Perspective	p. 209
Poverty: Editors' Comments	p. 225
Trade and Resources
Trade and Resources: A Security Perspective	p. 229
Trade and Resources: A Development Perspective	p. 247
Trade and Resources: Editors' Comments	p. 267
Demography
Demography: A Security Perspective	p. 271
Demography: A Development Perspective	p. 291
Demography: Editors' Comments	p. 311
Conclusion: The Comparative Conversations between Security and Development	p. 313
Contributors	p. 319
Index	p. 323
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