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International Security Politics, Policy, Prospects

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ISBN-10: 0230203159

ISBN-13: 9780230203150

Edition: 2010

Authors: Michael E. Smith

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This book provides an exceptionally wide-ranging introduction to international security in the 21st century. The auhor takes a distinctively systematic approach centered on how and why particular issues get onto the international security agenda and particular choices and outcomes ensue, assessing the explanatory power of contending approaches in this context.
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Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 4/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

List of Tables, Figures and Boxes
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgements
International Relations and International Security
International security: politics, policy and prospects
Theory and research design in international security
Evolution of the international security research agenda
Continuity and Change in International Security Studies
International security studies in the interwar period
International security studies and the Cold War
International security studies after the Cold War
Globalization and human security
Summary
The Politics of International Security
The politics of international security: basic assumptions
The value-threat relationship and international security
Stakeholders and international security
Political debates about international security
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
Interstate War
Interstate war and international security
Stakeholder factors
Interstate war as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
Intrastate War
Intrastate war and international security
Stakeholder factors
Intrastate war as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
Weapons Proliferation
Weapons proliferation and international security
Stakeholder factors
Proliferation as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Terrorism
International terrorism and international security
Stakeholder factors
International terrorism as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Crime
International crime and international security
Stakeholder factors
International crime as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Economic Security
International economics and international security
Stakeholder factors
International economic security as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Environmental and Resource Security
The environment, natural resources, and international security
Stakeholder factors
The environment and resource depletion as policy problems
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Public Health
International public health and international security
Stakeholder factors
International public health as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
International Population Trends
International population trends and international security
Stakeholder factors
Population trends as a policy problem
The politics of policy effectiveness
Summary
Conclusion: The Future of International Security Studies
The unsteady state of international security studies
The future international security research agenda
From international security to human security?
Bibliography
Index