International Security Studies

Theory and Practice
3. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-64105-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 502 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Fully revised to incorporate recent developments, this third edition of International Security Studies provides students with a comprehensive and accessible textbook on security with a particular emphasis on the use of case studies to illustrate theoretical debates.

In addition to presenting the major theoretical perspectives, the book examines a range of important and controversial topics in covering both traditional military and non-military security issues such as nuclear proliferation, humanitarian intervention, food security and environmental security. Unlike most standard textbooks, the volume also offers a wide range of case studies – including chapters on the US, China, the Middle East, Russia, East Africa and the Arctic – providing detailed analyses of important global security issues and the application of theoretical debates to major contemporary issues.

The thirty-six chapters contain pedagogical features such as textboxes, summary points and recommended further reading, and are divided into five thematic sections:

– Conceptual and Theoretical

– Military Security

– Non-Military Security

– Institutions and Security

– Case Studies

This textbook will be essential reading for all students of security studies and highly recommended for students of critical security studies, human security, peace and conflict studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moran, Andrew

Hough, Peter

Pilbeam, Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I: Conceptual and Theoretical  1 Framing a Discipline  2 The Traditional Routes to Security: Realism and Liberalism  3 Challenging Orthodoxy: Critical Security Studies  4 Feminist Security Studies  5 Human Security  6 Constructing Security  SECTION II: Military Security   7   Reflecting on War and Peace  8   New Wars, Globalisation and Failed States  9   Nuclear Proliferation  10 The International Arms Trade in Conventional Weapons  11 Terrorism  12 Religion and International Conflict  13 Intelligence and Security  14 The Rise of Private Military and Security Companies  SECTION III: Non-military Security  15 Environmental Security  16 Crime and Security  17 The Securitization of the LGBTQ+ Community  18 Food Security  19 Pandemics and Security  20 Disasters and Security  21 Migration and Security  22 Cybersecurity  SECTION IV: Institutions and Security  23 The United Nations and Collective Security  24 NATO and Security Alliance Theory  25 Regional Security Organisations  SECTION V: Case Studies   26 The United States: Seeking Security in an Age of Upheaval  27 Russia, the Black Sea Region and Security after the Invasion of Ukraine  28 China and Comprehensive Security  29 Security in Europe: The Triumph of Institution-Building?  30 The Horn of Africa and Great Power Rivalry  31 The Arctic  32 The Middle East and Security  33 Korea  34 Security Perspectives on Latin America  35 Space and Security  36 Conclusion: Where to Next?

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Hough is Professor of International Relations at Middlesex University, London and author of Understanding Global Security (2023) and Environmental Security (2022).

Andrew Moran is Professor of International Relations and Politics at London Metropolitan University and has published widely on American politics.

Bruce Pilbeam is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University and author of Conservatism in Crisis? (2003).