Critics of human security charge that:
Correct answer: D. All of the options given are correct
- A. The concept is too broad to be analytically useful
- B. That it creates false expectations of assistance which cannot be met
- C. That it marginalizes or weakens the state's role in security
- D. All of the options given are correct
Explanation
Human security is criticised for covering too many threats to provide a precise analytical framework, for raising expectations that governments cannot fulfil, and for weakening the state-centred meaning of security. Therefore, all three criticisms apply.
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