Free Online Course on Human Security (14th July 2022): IGNOU

By Kuntala Sarkar

6 July 2022

 

About

This course briefly talks about human rights and securities nationwide.

 

Syllabus

Session-1

 

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SECURITY

 

The Evolution of the Concept of Human Security

 

Human Rights Approach to Development and Security

 

Criticism of the Human Security concept

 

Modern Concept of Human Security

 

Working Definition by Sabina Alkire

 

Contribution of Mahbub-ul-Haq

 

Juan Somavia’s ‘People’s Security

 

Amartya Sen’s Views

 

Gandhi’s Views

 

Scope and Significance of Human Security

 

essential Dimensions of Human Security

 

Human Security and Traditional Security

 

The transition from Nuclear Security to Human Security

 

 

Session-2

 

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, RIGHTS, AND SECURITY

 

Evolution of Human Rights

 

Significance of Human Development

 

Status of Human Security

Interdependence between Human Rights, Security, and Development Interdependence between Human Security and Human Development Interdependence and Suggested Areas of Action

 

Session-3

 

1994 UNDP DEFINITION OF HUMAN SECURITY

Economic Security

 

Food Security

 

Health Security

 

Environmental Security

 

Personal Security

 

Community Security

 

Political Security

 

Freedom From Fear vs. Freedom From Want and Beyond

 

The Canadian Approach

 

Limitation of an All-Encompassing Human Security

 

Peace Building

 

Pre-Conflict Peace Building

 

Post-Conflict Peace Building

Session-4

 

GANDHIAN VISION OF HUMAN SECURITY

 

Freedom From Fear and Anxiety

 

State: Threat to Human Security

 

Security vis-à-vis other Disciplines

 

World Federation

 

Relationship between Human Security and Development

 

Relationship between Human Security and Human Rights

Gender and Human Security

 

Humanitarian Intervention

Session-5

 

THREATS TO HUMAN SECURITY

 

Direct Violence and Structural Violence

 

Dimensions of Violence

 

Cultural Violence

 

Economic Violence

 

Political Violence

 

Social Violence

 

Poverty as Structural Violence

 

Structural Violence, Gender Inequality, and Sexism

 

Structural Violence and Racism

Session-6

STATE VIOLENCE

 

State Violence: Theory and Types

 

State Violence in South Asia

 

State Violence in India

 

NON-STATE VIOLENCE

 

Defining Terrorism

 

Core Characteristics of Terrorism

 

History of Terrorism

 

Theorizing Terrorism and Its Causes

 

Other Forms of Political Violence

 

Session-7

DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Development and Global Warming

 

Stabilization Wedges

 

‘Green’ Ways to a Cleaner World

 

Fuel-Food Debate

 

Precision Farming

 

Organic Farming

 

Bio-Fuel: Ethanol

 

Session-8

 

SAFEGUARDS TO HUMAN SECURITY

 

Unorganized Labour (rural and urban) and their security

 

Profile of Rural Labour

 

Problems of Rural Labour

 

Measures for Rural Labour

 

The shape of Urban Unorganised Labour

 

Problems of Urban Labour

 

Measures for Urban Labour

Session-9

 

EMPOWERMENT OF THE MARGINALISED (WOMEN, CHILDREN)

 

Concepts of ‘Marginalised’ and ‘Empowered’

 

Empowering Marginalised women

 

Empowerment of SCs, STs, and OBCs

 

Empowerment of Child Labour

 

Empowerment of Bonded Labour

 

Authorization of other Marginalised Sections

Session-10

 

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

 

International Cooperation: Issues and Challenges

 

Power-based Approaches to Cooperation

 

Knowledge-based Theories of Cooperation

 

Frameworks of International Cooperation

 

Gandhian Precepts for International Cooperation

 

Session-11

STATE OF HUMAN SECURITY

 

Global Status of Human Security

 

The essence of Human Security

 

The Praxis of Human Security

 

Theory for a Complex World

 

The Millennium Report on Human Security

 

Dimensions of Human Security

 

Preventive Measures

 

Coercive Measures

 

Risk analysis

 

Vulnerabilities of human beings

 

Human Security at Global Level

 

Traditional Security Vs. Human Security

 

Civilians in Armed Conflict

 

Human Security Focus

 

Session-12

 

Human Security in South Asia

 

The genesis of the Concept of Human Security

 

Fighting Insurgency in different countries of South Asia

 

Human Trafficking, Gender, and Environmental Issues

 

Human Security and Non-State Actors

 

Development of Theories about International Regimes

 

Variables Implicated in Human Security

 

Human Security in India

 

Human Development and Human Security

 

Interventions: Problems and Prospects

 

 

Course Details

 

Free Online Course

English

Paid Certificate Available

12 Sessions long

14th Jul 2022

 

 

Taught by

Dr. Satish Kumar

 

Link to Enroll

 

https://www.classcentral.com/course/swayam-mgpe-011-human-security-59120