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- Convenors:
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Maria Kristina Alinsunurin
(University of the Philippines)
Benigno Balgos (Ateneo de Manila University)
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- Format:
- Paper panel
Short Abstract:
The polycrisis demands reimagining human security and humanitarian action in an increasingly unstable world. This panel examines evolving conceptual frameworks and grounded practices at the intersection of human security and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
Long Abstract:
From climate disasters to prolonged conflicts to economic instability, overlapping crises are becoming the norm rather than the exception across the Global South. As traditional boundaries between humanitarian response, development, and peacebuilding blur, the 1994 UNDP vision of human security demands fresh examination. While the humanitarian-development-peace nexus offers a framework for an integrated response, implementation remains challenging amidst competing priorities and diminishing resources. Communities are increasingly developing their own hybrid approaches to security and resilience, blending indigenous knowledge with contemporary practice. Meanwhile, institutions struggle to evolve beyond siloed interventions toward genuinely transformative action.
In this context of compounding crises, how do communities navigate multiple insecurities while building resilience? What role should local knowledge systems play in reimagining human security? How can institutional architecture better support integrated approaches spanning humanitarian aid, development, and peacebuilding?
This interdisciplinary panel seeks to examine conceptual frameworks and grounded practices at the intersection of human security and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Bridging theory and practice, the panel welcomes contributions addressing related issues, from case studies to policy analysis. The panel will build on three decades of human security scholarship while encouraging fresh perspectives from diverse geographies and contexts, including innovations such as adaptive social protection, climate financing, and cross-sectoral crisis responses. Aligning with the Conference's focus on crisis and uncertainty, the panel encourages critical examination of both challenges and opportunities as we navigate an increasingly unstable world.