
Introduction / Myriam Dunn Cavelty And Victor Mauer -- Part I: Theoretical Approaches To Security And Different 'securities' -- Realism And Security Studies / William C. Wohlforth -- Liberalism / David L. Rousseau And Thomas C. Walker -- The English School And International Security / Barry Buzan -- Critical Security Studies / David Mutimer -- Constructivism And Securitization Studies / Thierry Balzacq -- Post-structuralism, Continental Philosophy And The Remaking Of Security Studies / Claudia Aradau And Rens Van Munster -- Feminist Security Studies / Annick T.r. Wibben -- National Security, Culture And Identity / Iver B. Neumann -- Societal Security / Tobias Theiler -- Human Security And Diplomacy / Pauline Kerr -- Part Ii: Contemporary Security Challenges -- Terrorism / Paul Wilkinson -- Weapons Of Mass Destruction And The Proliferation Challenge / James J. Wirtz -- Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking And Trafficking In Women / Phil Williams -- State Failure And State Building / Daniel Lambach And Tobias Debiel -- Migration And Security / Jef Huysmans And Vicki Squire -- Cyber-threats / Myriam Dunn Cavelty -- Old And New Wars / Herfried Münkler -- The Privatization Of International Security / Anna Leander -- Energy Security / Robert W. Orttung Adn Jeronim Perovic -- Resources, The Environment And Conflict / Nils Petter Gleditsch And Ole Magnus Theisen -- Emerging Dangers Of Biological Weapons / Barry Kellman -- Security And Health In The Twenty-first Century / Colleen O'manique And Pieter Fourie. Part Iii: Regional Security Challenges -- China's Rise: Intentions, Power And Evidence / David C. Kang -- The Korean Peninsula: On The Brink? / Scott Snyder -- Indian Security Policy / Sumit Ganguly -- Pakistan's Security Predicament: Religion, Economics Or Geopolitics? / Masooda Bano -- Afghanistan: A State In Crisis / Amin Saikal -- The Middle East As A Crisis Region / Martin Beck -- Iran's Nuclear Challenge / Mark Fitzpatrick -- Intervention In Iraq: Regime Change And Th
This volume investigates the evolving conceptualization of security in a post-Cold War international system, questioning how traditional state-centric models interact with emerging global threats. Editors Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Victor Mauer compile contributions from leading scholars to provide a comprehensive framework that bridges theoretical debates with practical, contemporary security challenges. The text synthesizes diverse academic perspectives, ranging from realism to constructivism, to analyze how security is defined, securitized, and managed in the twenty-first century.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this handbook as a foundational reference for graduate-level students and practitioners in international relations. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a rigorous survey of the field's most pressing debates.
Page Count:
504
Publication Date:
2009-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203866762
ISBN-13:
9780203866764
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