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Justice, Security, and Vulnerable Populations of South Asia Webinars Third Webinar on "Security at Crossroads: Biopolitics, Medicalisation, and Epidemiology Today" , December 23, 2024
In the third decade of the twenty-first century, biosecurity emerges as one of the greatest concerns for life on this planet. From the proposed prevention and potential eradication of infectious diseases in the late 19th and early 20th century--to virtual stoppage of human life as we know it, in the twenty first, the concept and concerns of biosecurity have travelled through a gamut of changes that indicate rapidly shifting and emerging critical, political and biopolitical negotiations in the world. From the deliberate circulation/ use of pathogens for purposes to warfare (we are acutely aware how such narratives are mobilized for the purposes of imperialism and geopolitics) to the much-publicized wars on pathogens (think #waroncorona)--biological security for populations and species, (increasingly tied to control over movement and mobility across national and international boundaries), epidemiological security and securitization of epidemics merit critical attention and consideration.
Second Webinar on "Security at Crossroads: Boundaries and Life" , November 04, 2024
In the second webinar of the series "Security at Crossroads" the speakers explore various facets of human security at the margins. The purpose of the webinar is to decolonise the security question and relocate it within the ambit and issues of life - life of the nation, people, and in particular lives of vulnerable population groups relegated to a bordered existence. The issue of security thus lies at the crossroads of rights, justice, and vulnerabilities. Therefore the important questions are - how do the lives in spaces of exceptional dwelling such as camps or borderlands constitute our understanding of security institutions? How do the need for dialogic justice and its principles and practices emerge out of ethnic conflicts, resource conflicts, and derogation of rights? Examining all these, the second webinar of the series "Security at Crossroads" aims at discussing lives of Borderland people - how they negotiate with the legality/ illegality- security/ insecurity conundrum, navigating multiple forms of control, regulation and freedom.
Changing laws, VISA regimes, border infrastructure, markets and corridors change and modify the lives of borderlanders. The webinar thus explores borderland lives and border negotiations from a security/ insecurity lens—analysing the changing nature and insecurity of borders that also produce (in)security for people in the borderlands - exploring the lives of women, migrants and others living in constant interaction with borderscapes.
With four eminent panellists and moderator delving into South Asian, Central Asian and EU Border regimes, join us in exploring the intricate connections and boundaries that create modern borderlands.
First Webinar on "Security at Crossroads: Land, Food, Water" , August 13, 2024
How can we understand the concepts of Justice and Security with respect to vulnerable populations in South Asia? Can traditional 'security studies' adequately address the notions of human security, security of vulnerable populations? How do states and communities engage with the contested categories of food, shelter, water, land, climate and gender?
In the first webinar of the series "Security at Crossroads" the speakers examine different aspects of human security as they play out in India--they discuss how questions of land, food and water shape the experiences of marginal groups in India and how, if at all, can food, water and land security offer them dignified participation in the politics of life! |
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