From State Security to Human Security in Southern Africa - ISS Monograph Series, No 122

This monograph brings together a collection of edited think pieces presented at a workshop aimed at identifying policy research and capacity-building needs to enhance human security in Southern Africa. The workshop was hosted by the Southern Africa Human Security Programme of the Institute for Security Studies, and held at the Slave Lodge, Cape Town, on 1-2 December 2005.

It broadly sets out to (1) unpack the conceptual, methodological and institutional issues that emerge from the adoption of a human security perspective; (2) indicate some of the major human security challenges confronting Southern Africa and; (3) highlight the implications for policy research and capacity-building in the region.