analyses the evolving concept of national security
explains the role of national security in the wellbeing of humans
discusses the involvement and role of citizens in governance

Analyses the evolving concept of national security Explains the role of national security in the wellbeing of humans Discusses the involvement and role of citizens in governance

Autorentext

Prabhakaran Paleri was the director general of the Indian Coast Guard with a naval, customs and corporate background. He is an alumnus of the National Defense University, Washington, D.C., (Hall of Fame). He has researched and authored various books and papers on strategic and corporate subjects. Presently he is an academician, researcher and discussant in his fields of expertise and interests including governance by national security, the term he examines in this study. His previous book for Springer was Human Investment Management: Raise the Level by Capitalising Human (2017). He lives in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.

Inhalt
Part I In Quest of National Security: World of Sapiens.- 1. Humans and Human Systems: Shifting Centroid of National Security.- 2. National Security: Concept, Evolution and Descriptive Stasis.- 3. National Security: Definitions and Manifestations.- 4. Threats, Risks and Uncertainty: Triad of Chaotic Balance in a Chancy, Chancy World.- 5. Terrains and Terrain Specificity.- 6. Elements of National Security: Gravity Centres.- 7. Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance.- 8. Rule of Law and Role of Government Law Making, Enforcing and National Security.- Part II Elements of National Security.- 9. #1 Military Security (Milsec) (ms).- 10. #2 Economic Security (Econosec) (es1).- 11. #3 Resource Security (Resourcesec) (rs).- 12. #4 Border Security (Bordersec) (bs1).- 13. #5 Demographic Security (Demosec) (ds1).- 14. #6 Disaster Security (Disastersec) (ds2).- 15. #7 Energy Security (Energysec) (es2).- 16. #8 Geostrategic Security (Geosec) (gs1).- 17. #9 Informational Security (Infosec) (is).- 18. #10 Food Security (Foodsec) (fs).- 19. #11 Health Security (Healthsec) (hs).- 20. #12 Ethnic Security (Ethnicsec) (es3).- 21. #13 Environmental Security (Envirosec) (es4).- 22. #14 Cyber Security (Cybersec) (cs).- 23. #15 Genomic Security (Genomesec) (gs2).- 24. #16 Microbiomic Security (Microbiomicsec) (ms2).- Part III Strategising National Security.- 25. Trendlines in National Security.- 26. Strategic National Security and National Security Strategy.- 27. Tradeoffs in National Security Governance.- Part IV Examining National Security.- 28. Research PurposeNational Security Governance.- 29. Research Factors and QuestionsNational Security Governance.- 30. Assessing and Indexing National Security.- Part V Future of Governance and Human Well-being.- 31. Beyond National SecurityGlobal Perspective.- 32. Will Sapiens End? Premising Governance.- 33. Human Well-beingVisions in Dark and Grey.- Part VI Conclusions.- 34. Present ImperfectFuture Perfect.- 35. Capsuling National Security.