The 'human' as referent object? humanitarianism as securitization

Security Dialogue

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-20

  Watson, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copenhagen School; human security; intervention; securitization; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953250050     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010610393549     Document Type: Article

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