Critical Approaches to International Security

Name: Critical Approaches to International Security
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ISBN: 9780745632933

ISBN-10: 0745632939

ISBN-13: 9780745632933

Edition: 2007

Authors: Karin M. Fierke

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During the Cold War the concept of international security was traditionally understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of East-West hostilities, however, brought new '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. 'Critical Approaches to International Security' is the first book to offer a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of the field of critical security studies. It maps the evolution of debates about security from the end of the Cold War to the present day, arguing that the conceptual and methodological…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 3/19/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction


Politics and security



Context



Definitions and Redefinitions


Realism and the Cold War


The methodological debate


Return to the military definition?



The Proliferation of Concepts


Essentially contested concepts


An ethnocentric concept


Proliferation of concepts


Conclusion



Construction



Change


Human nature and social construction


Structures and agents


Cause versus reasons


Conclusion



Identity


Aspects of identity


Identity and discourse analysis


Identity and the 'clash of civilizations'


Conclusion



The Production of Danger


The representation of danger


The politics of danger


The production of insecurity


What is at stake?



Practice



Trauma


Psychologizing trauma


The securitization of trauma


The politicization of trauma


Conclusion



Human Insecurity


Human security


Development and security


A critical analysis


Conclusion



Immanent Critique


Revisiting the themes


Questioning assumptions


Immanent critique



Emancipation


Emancipation


The state is a provider of protection


Military strength is the core of security


Vulnerability must be avoided at all costs


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index