Author： MacFarlane Neil S.
Publisher： St Antony's International Review
ISSN： 1746-451X
Source： St Antony's International Review, Vol.1, Iss.2, 2005-11, pp. : 43-65
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Abstract
In this article, I examine the historical roots of the idea of human security. I first discuss proto-ideas concerning the state and security in the classical and medieval periods. I then move to an examination of the normative theories surrounding the emergence of the modern state (notably absolutism and liberal constitutionalism). This is followed by consideration of the rising role of nationalism and national security in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I conclude with a comment on the gradual evolution of norms and practices relevant to human security in the first half of the twentieth century.
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