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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... meaning in use and changes in meaning rather than theory per se. As a result, I have avoided positioning myself in relation to the central questions at the heart of current debates, and not least that of whether security should be ...
... meaning in use and changes in meaning rather than theory per se. As a result, I have avoided positioning myself in relation to the central questions at the heart of current debates, and not least that of whether security should be ...
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... meaning of critical has itself been at the core of evolving debates over the last twenty years. The distinction made by Robert Cox (1981)1between problemsolving and critical theories was an important beginning of this debate. He argued ...
... meaning of critical has itself been at the core of evolving debates over the last twenty years. The distinction made by Robert Cox (1981)1between problemsolving and critical theories was an important beginning of this debate. He argued ...
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... meaning of 'critical' to remain constant, nor that critique would focus on a single order such as the Cold War, the era of realist security studies. Critique should be constant and ongoing. As Rengger and Thirkell-White (2007: 11) state ...
... meaning of 'critical' to remain constant, nor that critique would focus on a single order such as the Cold War, the era of realist security studies. Critique should be constant and ongoing. As Rengger and Thirkell-White (2007: 11) state ...
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... meaning, dynamics and application of concepts, debates that have often taken place across these categories. This approach may seem unsettling, in so far as the labels are often an indicator of specific types of argument and therefore a ...
... meaning, dynamics and application of concepts, debates that have often taken place across these categories. This approach may seem unsettling, in so far as the labels are often an indicator of specific types of argument and therefore a ...
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... 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 power, material or otherwise, is constituted on the basis ...
... 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 power, material or otherwise, is constituted on the basis ...
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