Empowerment and Protection - Stories of Human Security Oct. 2014 | Seite 8

Introduction
Jenny Aulin

Human security offers an opportunity to reorient and broaden traditional security
approaches to prioritise the survival, livelihood, and dignity of all individuals. Unlike
national security, which emphasises the territorial integrity of the state, human
security addresses sustainable peace by recognising the social, economic and
political grievances that are often at the root of violent conflict and societal violence.
In the following chapters, women and men in six widely different contexts share
their everyday experiences of security. Their stories tell us that feeling secure has
many dimensions; these are both deeply personal and intimately connected with
the broader community, state and society. While the views expressed are il