Home openSecurity 31 January 2012 Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Share via email Share link URL copied to clipboard openSecurity has been a full section of openDemocracy since 2012.has a global remit, with a particular focus on the global south.recognises that violence and conflict are often amplified in urban milieux.appreciates that insecurity has many sources in social hierarchies and dividing lines.takes a long view of the trajectory of conflict, and of reconciliation.brings to the fore gender issues which are often left in the background. is concerned with human security, rather than the security of the state.understands that the legitimacy of security policies rests on ethics as well as evidence.presents the spectrum of policies and practices and range of actors effective security entails.is principally funded by a generous grant from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The strandsCities in conflictConflict in context: ColombiaFuture under surveillanceSyria's peace: what, how, when? Whose police?The teamLead editor, Robin Wilson, has a PhD in politics with a particular interest in issues of interculturalism, on which he advises the Council of Europe. Co-editor, Shilpa Jindia, has a masters in human rights from LSE and has worked in Damascus, Cape Town and Istanbul. Associate editor Hannah Schling has a masters in globalisation and development from SOAS.Associate editor Tom Cowan is a PhD candidate in urban geography at King’s College, London.The openSecurity team draws on an expert international advisory board.Read more. Read more Get our weekly email Enter your email address Submit
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