Canadian (in)securities research
With the world now over 50% urban, and cities growing in significance on the global stage, our latest focus has been the effects of cities on human security. With this in mind, the Canadian Consortium on Human Security (CCHS) and Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) are launching a set of activities and resources designed to encourage interest in and dialogue on this issue.
“With mega-cities of over 20 million featuring larger populations than three-quarters of the world’s countries, is it time to examine human security in urban spaces? Are cities exerting independent human security impacts on conflict prevention, terrorism, and peace support operations? Under what conditions do urban spaces generate tolerance rather than tensions, act as buffers instead of flashpoints?
We need to examine how cities impact peace and conflict and can influence human (in)security. What is it about an urban environment that assures human security or makes its achievement more difficult, and how does it interface with human and state conflict?”
Masters & PhD Research Award applications
DUE 19 MAR 2006