Contents                                                           

Text Box:   List of Tables --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ix  Abbreviations   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- xi      Chapter 1     Introduction                                                                              1                    1.1     Background                                                                      1 1.2     The Larger Context of Human Security                                3 1.3     Rationale for Constructing a Human Security Index               5 1.4     Objective of the Study: Parallelism or Value Addition?           8 1.5     Structure of the Study                                                        8   Chapter 2   Human Security: Concept, Scope and Issue Areas                        11                         2.1  Origin of Human Security: Intersection of Development                            Discourse and Security Studies                                     11                    2.2  Ongoing Discourse on Human Security:                           Evolving Concept and Scope                                        20                    2.3  Exploring Issue Areas in Human Security                       34                           

                                 

Text Box: Chapter 3   Profiling Human Security in South Asia                                  43 3.1    Profiling Human Security Related Institutions        in South Asia                                                             44 3.2       Major Studies on Human Security in South Asia             57 3.3  Profiling Human Security in South Asia                         60                    3.4  Profiling Discourse and Policy Proposition                          on Human Security in South Asia                                  74                    3.5  Measures to Counter Human Insecurity in South Asia      78                    3.6  Conclusion                                                                 79                                                 Chapter 4     Progress in Constructing a Human Security Index                      83                     4.1     Constructing a Human Security Index                 A Narrower Perspective                                               86                         4.2  Constructing a Human Security Index                            89                    4.3  Constructing a Human Security Index The Way Ahead     95                    Chapter 5     A Framework for Human Security Index in South Asia                  99                         5.1  Annual Report on Human Security in South Asia            99                    5.2     Human Security Index                                              109     Chapter 6     Conclusion                                                                       111 Bibliography                                                                    113 Index                                                                              121      List of Tables     Table 2.1:     Dimensions of National and Human Security                          19 Table 2.2:     Explanation of Terms                                                          32 Table 3.1:     Research Project on Human Security in                     South Asia: Issues Covered and Broad Findings                     61 Table 3.2:     Human Security Issues in South Asia and Possible Responses  80 Table 5.1:     Categories, Drivers and Indicators of Human Insecurity          100