Human and Water Security in Israel and Jordan by Philip Jan Schäfer

Author:Philip Jan Schäfer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg

5.3.4 Conclusion: Security Discourse of State Executives in Jordan

A human security perspective is present in the security discourse of state executives in Jordan. While national security is regarded as a precondition for human security, the importance ascribed to the concept of human security can be observed and its four components have been stressed in many statements. But the discourse mainly focused on freedom from want, in close connection with the economic development process. The material well-being of the population is regarded as an essential component of Jordan’s internal stability. The external human security perspective is used to raise consciousness among international decision-makers of the need to channel resources to Jordan. There references to ensuring broader participation are seen as a means of minimizing the appeal of fundamentalist movements in Jordan and of ensuring the monarchy’s legitimacy. In response to the protests connected with the Arab Spring, the call for democratization has been emphasized in the rhetoric of state executives. In the face of a political crisis and given the rapid inclusion of democratization in their statements, the human security discourse in its aspect of participation was most likely instrumental in nature Table 5.3.Table 5.3Security discourse of state executives in Jordan

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