University of Washington’s Pathways for Internationalizing Curriculum, Outreach, and Research Capacities Across Campus

Global Human Security Theme Deepening Existing “Traditional”

Security Studies at UW Extending Capacity to Internationalize

Curriculum, Outreach & Research Through Health, Poverty & Development, Environment, Human Rights & Religion

UN Framework http://www.humansecurity-chs.org/ Global links and interdependence spawned by

flows of goods, people, finances, images, ideas and shared planet, biosphere, technical arsenal, and social fabric

Increases both well-being and insecurity Security cannot be ONLY located at the state

level, but must also focus on individuals Human security foci can complement state

security, enhances human rights and human development

Human security can be compelling and could be a new framework for building institutions

University contribution Identify related intellectual communities Create venues for engagement and dialogue Evaluate efficacy of the framework and

implementation Deepen “Traditional” Security Studies Extend Outreach and Support to Other

Communities

Area Studies, Local-Global, Human Security

Before Title VI Institute for Global & Regional Security

Studies International Security Colloquium Global Trade, Transportation &

Logistics Humanitarian Relief

Non-proliferation, energy, international relations, China, Russia, & Former Soviet States

Curricular New courses on regional energy and environmental

security challenges, weapons of mass destruction, biohazards (with health sciences), and trade and security.

New, interdisciplinary, university-wide graduate certificate in security and societies (social science, engineering, health, humanitarian relief, information science)

Outreach & Events E.g. - Debating New and Old Terrorism; Disarmament

Continued; Democracies & Civil Wars; Peace & Reconciliation conferences on Africa, Middle East, Asia & FSU; Nuclear Proliferation Logics; Torture & Human Rights

Health Immigration, Poverty, Development

& EconomicsEnvironment (Christie)Human Rights (Godoy)Religion, Security, & International

Affairs (Wellman)

CURRICULAR

New Courses Immigration & Refugees Human Trafficking Bottom-up Development Oceans & Environment Water & Security Health…

New Programs Critical Poverty Studies Food Security Studies

EVENTS, OUTREACH & RESEARCH

Immigration & Human Trafficking

Human Rights & Global Institutions

Food, Development & Environment

Religion & Security Journalism & Security Global Washington

Next steps…. Consolidate & Grow

Health & Environment Programs Human Rights & Social Justice Religion

Articulate a University-Wide Vision Evaluate Human Security Framework