03 May 2011 - Mary Kaldor has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Corvinus University of Budapest for her extensive work on the issues of globalisation, international relations and humanitarian intervention, global civil society and global governance, and her theory of new wars.
'It is a special honour to receive this degree here in Budapest,' said Professor Kaldor.
'It was here, as well as in other Central European countries, that I learned the concept of civil society - an idea that had become dormant in the West. And it was through my discussions with young people and with opposition intellectuals that I absorbed the significance of the coming together of peace and human rights – something I now describe as human security.'
Professor Kaldor was also the featured keynote speaker at the university's conference 'Human Security and Global Transformation: New Challenges for Democracy, Civil Society, and Sustainable Development' last month. Her keynote lecture on human security can be found here|.