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Book SynopsisWith unrivalled coverage of a wide range of issues - from terrorism, inter-state conflict and nuclear deterrence, to environmental security, health, and transnational crime - Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to Security Studies. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars, it provides a student-friendly guide to traditional and critical theoretical approaches, as well as the most important contemporary issues that dominate the modern security field.The sixth edition has been substantially updated, with significantly revised chapters on Securitization and Transnational Crime, and coverage of recent developments - including the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and forced migration - incorporated throughout. A brand-new chapter on popular culture and security provides an innovative overview and cutting-edge analysis of the role that popular culture plays in shaping and understanding security-related processes, as well as its pl
Trade ReviewA comprehensive and well-balanced introduction to the complex field of security studies, providing a wealth of conceptual and empirical material to give students a well-grounded and representative overview of a dynamic and rapidly changing area of study. * Dr Torsten Michel, University of Bristol *
Table of Contents1: IntroductionPart 1: Approaches to Security 2: Charles L. Glaser: Realism 3: Patrick Morgan, with Alan Collins: Liberalism and Liberal Internationalism 4: Eric Herring: Historical Materialism 5: Paul Rogers: Peace Studies 6: Christine Agius: Social Constructivism 7: David Mutimer, with Derek Verbakel: Critical Security Studies: A Schismatic History 8: Marshall Beier: Critical Security Studies II - Narratives of Security: Other Stories, Other Actors 9: Mark Laffey and Suthaharan Nadarajah: Postcolonialism 10: Randolph B. Persaud: Human Security 11: Caroline Kennedy and Sophia Dingli: Gender 12: Catarina Thomson and Stephane Baele: Securitization 13: Galia Press-Barnathan: Popular CulturePart 2: Deepening and Broadening Security 14: Mike Sheehan: Military Security 15: Andreas Krieg: Regime Security 16: Paul Roe: Societal Security 17: Geoffrey Dabelko: Environmental Security 18: Gary Shiffman: Economic Security 19: Nana K. Poku and Jacqueline Therkelsen: Development and SecurityPart 3: Traditional and Non-Traditional Security 20: Peter Viggo Jakobsen: Coercive Diplomacy: Countering War-Threatening Crimes and Armed Conflicts 21: James J. Wirtz: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation 22: James Lutz and Brenda Lutz: Terrorism 23: Alex Bellamy and Stephen McLoughlin: Humanitarian Intervention 24: Doug Stokes and Sam Raphael: Energy Security 25: Suzette Grillot: The Weapons Trade 26: Stefan Elbe and Eva Hilberg: Health 27: Nathan Jones: Transnational Crime 28: Myriam Dunn Cavelty: Cyber-security 29: Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver: Security Studies Past, Present & Future
