22 August 2008
MN14 | Population Movements and the Threat of HIV/AIDS Virus at the Bangladesh-India Border
RSIS Monograph No. 14
This monograph extends the notion of securitization in exploring and framing the concerns over the spread of HIV/AIDS. It claims that concerns over the spread of HIV/AIDS along territorial border regions constitute a security threat that demands urgent and sustained policy attention. Such a security threat is broadly captured from a perspective of human security or non-traditional security (NTS), which places an emphasis on the security of people. In this light, this monograph examines the socio-economic status of people living near the borders between Bangladesh and India. By uncovering the realities that explain the nature of cross-border migration and sexual behaviour/habits of the migrants, this monograph seeks to understand to what extent these activities have an effect on their level of socio-economic development. Attention is also given to the role of the state in the process of such dynamics.
RSIS Monograph No. 14
This monograph extends the notion of securitization in exploring and framing the concerns over the spread of HIV/AIDS. It claims that concerns over the spread of HIV/AIDS along territorial border regions constitute a security threat that demands urgent and sustained policy attention. Such a security threat is broadly captured from a perspective of human security or non-traditional security (NTS), which places an emphasis on the security of people. In this light, this monograph examines the socio-economic status of people living near the borders between Bangladesh and India. By uncovering the realities that explain the nature of cross-border migration and sexual behaviour/habits of the migrants, this monograph seeks to understand to what extent these activities have an effect on their level of socio-economic development. Attention is also given to the role of the state in the process of such dynamics.
