Routledge Critical Security Studies
Securitization and the Iraq War: The rules of engagement in world politics
1st Edition
By Faye Donnelly
August 08, 2013
This book critiques the conceptualization of security found in mainstream and critical theoretical debates, and applies this to the empirical case of the 2003 Iraq War. The Iraq War represents one of the most puzzling, complex, and controversial events in the post-Cold War era. The manner in which...
Reimagining War in the 21st Century: From Clausewitz to Network-Centric Warfare
1st Edition
By Manabrata Guha
July 26, 2013
This book interrogates the philosophical backdrop of Clausewitzian notions of war, and asks whether modern, network-centric militaries can still be said to serve the 'political'. In light of the emerging theories and doctrines of Network-Centric War (NCW), this book traces the philosophical ...
Critique, Security and Power: The Political Limits to Emancipatory Approaches
1st Edition
By Tara McCormack
May 31, 2013
This book aims to engage with contemporary security discourses from a critical perspective. It argues that rather than being a radical, analytical outlook, much critical security theory fails to fulfil its promise to pose a challenge to contemporary power relations. In general, 'critical security' ...
The Struggle for the West: A Divided and Contested Legacy
1st Edition
Edited
By Christopher Browning, Marko Lehti
May 31, 2013
In recent years debates about the nature and future of the West have been high on the political agenda. Prognoses of the West’s imminent demise have been countered by those arguing for its continued relevance, or those arguing that while the West will survive its nature, and the balance of power ...
Gender, Human Security and the United Nations: Security Language as a Political Framework for Women
1st Edition
By Natalie Florea Hudson
May 16, 2012
This book examines the relationship between women, gender and the international security agenda, exploring the meaning of security in terms of discourse and practice, as well as the larger goals and strategies of the global women's movement. Today, many complex global problems are being located ...
Securing Outer Space: International Relations Theory and the Politics of Space
1st Edition
Edited
By Natalie Bormann, Michael Sheehan
March 28, 2012
The challenges that space poses for political theory are profound. Yet until now, the exploration and utilization of space has generally reflected – but not challenged – the political patterns and impulses which characterized twentieth-century politics and International Relations. This edited ...
Gender and International Security: Feminist Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Laura Sjoberg
November 11, 2009
This book defines the relationship between gender and international security, analyzing and critiquing international security theory and practice from a gendered perspective. Gender issues have an important place in the international security landscape, but have been neglected both in the theory ...