Security studies : an introduction

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"Comprehensively revised for the new edition including new chapters on Polarity, Culture, Intelligence, and the Academic and Policy Worlds, it continues to give students a detailed overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes and most significant issues within security studies. Part 1 explores the main theoretical approaches currently used within the field from realism to international political sociology. Part 2 explains the central concepts underpinning contemporary debates from the security dilemma to terrorism. Part 3 presents an overview of the institutional security architecture currently influencing world politics using international, regional and global levels of analysis. Part 4 examines some of the key contemporary challenges to global security from the arms trade to energy security. Part 5 discusses the future of security."--Provided by publisher.  Read more... Security studies : an introduction / Paul D. Williams -- Part 1. Theoretical approaches -- Realisms / Colin Elman and Michael Jensen -- Liberalisms / Cornelia Navari -- Game theory / Frank C. Zagare -- Constructivisms / Matt McDonald -- Peace studies / Peter Lawler -- Critical theory / Pinar Bilgin -- Feminisms / Sandra Whitworth -- International political sociology / Didier Bigo -- Part 2. Key concepts -- Uncertainty / Ken Booth and Nicholas J. Wheeler -- Polarity / Barry Buzan -- Culture / Michael N. Barnett -- War / Paul D. Williams -- Coercion / Lawrence Freedman and Srinath Rhagavan -- Terrorism / Paul Rogers -- Intelligence / Richard J. Aldrich -- Genocide and crimes against humanity / Adam Jones -- Ethnic conflict / Stuart J. Kaufman -- Human security / Fen Osler Hampson -- Poverty / Caroline Thomas -- Climate change and environmental security / Simon Dalby -- Health / Colin McInnes -- Part 3. Institutions -- Alliances / John Duffield -- Regional institutions / Louise Fawcett -- The United Nations / Thomas G. Weiss and Danielle Zach Kalbacher -- Peace operations / Michael Pugh -- The nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu -- Private security / Deborah D. Avant -- Part 4. Contemporary challenges -- The international arms trade / William D. Hartung -- Counterterrorism / Paul R. Pillar -- Counterinsurgency / Joanna Spear -- The responsibility to protect / Alex J. Bellamy -- Transnational organized crime / Phil Williams -- Population movements / Sita Bali -- Energy security / Michael T. Klare -- Part 5. Conclusions -- The academic and policy worlds / James M Goldgeier -- What future for security studies? / Stuart Croft.