HOMELAND HUMAN SECURITY: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR AMERICA'S APPROACH TO HOMELAND SECURITY?
Loading...
Authors
Schiavone, Michael V.
Subjects
homeland security
homeland security theory
department of homeland security
DHS
homeland security framework
human security
reconceptualizing security
human security framework
non-traditional security
economic security
food security
environmental security
health security
personal security
community security
political security
southern border crisis
humanitarian crisis
border wall
asylum seekers
zero tolerance
child separations
homeland security theory
department of homeland security
DHS
homeland security framework
human security
reconceptualizing security
human security framework
non-traditional security
economic security
food security
environmental security
health security
personal security
community security
political security
southern border crisis
humanitarian crisis
border wall
asylum seekers
zero tolerance
child separations
Advisors
Halladay, Carolyn C.
Date of Issue
2019-12
Date
Dec-19
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
The current understanding of the concept of homeland security in the United States—measures taken to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and to recover from natural disasters—has resulted in a practical approach that largely ignores many threats to the security of the average American. A deeper analysis of the insecurities faced by the American people reveals that the security of the homeland is a complex system of interconnected varieties of security including food, health, personal, economic, environmental, community, and political. This thesis suggests an alternate approach to homeland security based on the human security framework—a non-traditional approach to understanding security that seeks to shift the referent object of security from the state to the individual and ensure a world where the individual is free from fear, free from want, and free to live in dignity. This research explored the nexus of homeland security and human security by examining the development of the concept of homeland security, identifying the shortcomings of the current approach, and outlining the applicability of the human security framework to the understanding and practice of homeland security. This thesis finds that an approach to homeland security based on the steps for applying the human security framework is not only plausible, but would result in overall increased security for the American people.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.