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The Athena Initiative
This is the official website for the Athena Initiative, which convenes the Elliott School’s curriculum, scholarly research and engagement in the policy and practice of promoting and achieving human security globally. Through the Athena Initiative, the Elliott School equips future international affairs professionals with the knowledge and skills to advance human security through broad areas of their future professional careers.
Why study human security?
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Human Security is recognized as a critical concept in fully understanding processes of globalization, international development, humanitarian crises, violent extremism, war, and peace-building
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Human Security is central to how societies are structured and includes power dynamics and hierarchies, and the roles and responsibilities of women and men, the valuing of girls and boys, and how they are positioned within the family, community, and broader society.
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Human security analysis identifies power dynamics between and amongst different populations and demographics; and examines why such disparities exist, discusses the harms inherent, and looks at how they can be addressed through policymaking.
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Athena Initiative Contact: athenagw
gwu [dot] edu (athenagw[at]gwu[dot]edu)