Critical Approaches to International SecurityJohn Wiley & Sons, 2015 M03 6 - 320 pages During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of EastÐWest hostilities, however, brought ‘critical’ perspectives to the fore as scholars sought to explain the emergence of new challenges to international stability, such as environmental degradation, immigration and terrorism. The second edition of this popular and highly respected text offers a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of the growing field of critical security studies. All the chapters have been fully revised and updated to map the on-going evolution of debates about international security since 1989, including the more recent shift in emphasis from critiques of the realist practices of states to those of global liberal governance. Topics covered include the relationship between security and change, identity, the production of danger, fear and trauma, human insecurity and emancipation. The book explores the meaning and use of these concepts and their relevance to real-life situations ranging from the War on Terror to the Arab Spring, migration, suffering in war, failed states and state-building, and the changing landscape of the international system, with the emergence of a multipolar world and the escalation of global climate change. Written with verve and clarity and incorporating new seminar activities and questions for class discussion, this book will be an invaluable resource for students of international relations and security studies. |
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... cultural or political structures by which they are given meaning and imbued with legitimacy and power. In this respect, the frequent distinction between material and ideational power rests on a fallacy. It fails to recognize that all ...
... cultural or political structures by which they are given meaning and imbued with legitimacy and power. In this respect, the frequent distinction between material and ideational power rests on a fallacy. It fails to recognize that all ...
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... reproduce these hierarchies of power, but also contribute to the reproduction of war and insecurity. The critical task is to analyse the assumptions that underpin historically and culturally situated practices in order to.
... reproduce these hierarchies of power, but also contribute to the reproduction of war and insecurity. The critical task is to analyse the assumptions that underpin historically and culturally situated practices in order to.
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Karin M. Fierke. that underpin historically and culturally situated practices in order to make way for greater agency, not least for those 'victims' who occupy the bottom rungs of the ladder. Part III shifts attention to the processes by ...
Karin M. Fierke. that underpin historically and culturally situated practices in order to make way for greater agency, not least for those 'victims' who occupy the bottom rungs of the ladder. Part III shifts attention to the processes by ...
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... cultural context, which is the point of departure for critique. Realism. and. the. Cold. War. Security studies has never been as limited in scope as presumed by the narrow definition. While it has been dominated by realist thinking, a range ...
... cultural context, which is the point of departure for critique. Realism. and. the. Cold. War. Security studies has never been as limited in scope as presumed by the narrow definition. While it has been dominated by realist thinking, a range ...
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... cultural, organizational and political contexts (Baldwin 1995: 123; Smoke 1975; Walt 1991). As Walt (1991:215) notes, the early literature employed 'a rather narrow definition of politics, ignoring nonmilitary sources of international ...
... cultural, organizational and political contexts (Baldwin 1995: 123; Smoke 1975; Walt 1991). As Walt (1991:215) notes, the early literature employed 'a rather narrow definition of politics, ignoring nonmilitary sources of international ...
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