Home

openSecurity

31 January 2012

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 strands

  • Cities in conflict
  • Conflict in context: Colombia
  • Future under surveillance
  • Syria's peace: what, how, when? 
  • Whose police?

    • The team

  • Lead 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.

     

    •  

    US election: what's at stake for the rest of us?

    Our editor-in-chief, Mary Fitzgerald, is on the ground in key battleground states ahead of the US election.

    There's never been more at stake. But the pandemic has kept many foreign journalists away. Hundreds of international observers who normally oversee US elections aren't there.

    Hear Mary describe what she's seeing and hearing across the country, from regular citizens to social justice activists to right-wing militias arming themselves for election day.

    Plus: hear from the journalists behind openDemocracy's latest big 'follow-the-money' investigation, which lifts the lid on how Trump-linked groups have exported their culture wars across the world.

    Join us for a free live discussion on Thursday 29 October, 5pm UK time/1pm EDT.

    Had enough of ‘alternative facts’? openDemocracy is different Join the conversation: get our weekly email

    Comments

    We encourage anyone to comment, please consult the oD commenting guidelines if you have any questions.

    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

    This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence. If you have any queries about republishing please contact us. Please check individual images for licensing details.

    Audio available Bookmark Check Language Close Comments Download Facebook Link Email Newsletter Newsletter Play Print Share Twitter Youtube Search Instagram WhatsApp yourData