INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, FROM STATES TO INDIVIDUALS: A LOOK AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN SECURITY IN SOUTH SUDAN
Keywords:
International Relations, Human Security, South SudanAbstract
The objective of this article is to present the International Relations swing towards an ethnocentric vision, under the concept of the Human Security, and to analyze the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan in this light. Methodologically, a qualitative perspective issued, combining the documentary and bibliographical research to delineate the theoretical frame about the protection of civilians. Next, an inductive approach, supported by the case study technique, is applied, examining the humanitarian situation in South Sudan (2011-2017). In this discussion, it was verified that, in the contemporary arena of
International Relations, the individual happened to divide the focus with the states, in the light of the concept of Human Security. In the case of South Sudan, there was a scenario outlined by multiple challenges – nonobservance of human rights, economic weakness, institutional frailty, and state lapses – where the UN has sought to develop a comprehensive and resilient model for the protection of the south Sudanese population.
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