Security studies: an introduction

"Security Studies: An Introduction, 3rd edition is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks and issues on the contemporary security agenda. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated with new chapters added on cyber-security, post-colonialism and gender-based violence.Divided into four parts the text provides students with a detailed, accessible overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes and most significant issues within security studies.Part 1 explores the main theoretical approaches from both traditional and critical standpointsPart 2 explains the central concepts underpinning contemporary debatesPart 3 presents an overview of the institutional security architecturePart 4 examines some of the key contemporary challenges to global securityCollecting these related strands into a single textbook creates a valuable teaching tool and a comprehensive, accessible learning resource for undergraduates and MA students. "--Provided by publisher.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of boxes; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; An Introduction to Security Studies; Part 1: Theoretical Approaches; Traditional Approaches; 1 Realisms; 2 Liberalisms; 3 Constructivisms; Critical Approaches; 4 Critical Theory; 5 Feminisms; 6 Poststructuralism; 7 Securitization; 8 Postcolonialism; Part 2: Key Concepts; 9 Uncertainty; 10 Polarity; 11 Culture; 12 War; 13 Coercion; 14 Peace and Violence; 15 Human Security; 16 The Responsibility to Protect; 17 Development.

Part 3: Institutions18 Alliances; 19 Regional Organizations; 20 The United Nations; 21 Peace Operations; 22 The Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regime; 23 Private Security Companies; Part 4: Contemporary Challenges; 24 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; 25 Ethnic Conflict; 26 Terrorism; 27 Counterterrorism; 28 Counterinsurgency; 29 Intelligence; 30 Transnational Organized Crime; 31 International Arms Trade; 32 Migration and Refugees; 33 Energy Security; 34 Women, Peace and Security; 35 Environmental Change; 36 Health; 37 Cybersecurity; 38 Outer Space; References; Index.