Abstract:
Lately, in today’s world human security has become a very debated and controversial
topic. It emphasizes that the security of the individuals comes first and that it is more
important than states security. The focus and objective of this thesis is human
security: analysing the human security concept and also its role in the external policy
of the European Union (EU) framework. The human security concept is examined
specifically including also its definition and its origins as a new approach to security.
Moreover this thesis also compares it to the traditional concept of security where the
main goal is the security of the states; after the thesis also explores the two
dimensions of the human security.
Regarding the exploration of the EU policies conceptual framework, the thesis
analyses several relevant EU documents. The European Security Strategy, the
Barcelona Report and the Madrid Report are also analysed. Lastly this thesis
investigates through a focus on human security, the role of the EU in the Ukraine
crisis as well as the response to this crisis.
The main aim of this thesis is to provide a clear and significant view or analyse of the
concept of the human, its role in the EU context and also provide an analysis to the
recent Ukrainian crisis.
