Ontological Security in International Relations by Brent J Steele

Ontological Security in International Relations by Brent J Steele

This volume demonstrates that ontological security is a major motivating rationale for state action and inaction, challenging and complementing realist, liberal and constructivist accounts to international politics.

Ontological Security in International Relations inspires a number of ideas, and as such, there are a number of potential future applications for Steele's ontological security approachWhat Sjoberg has illustrated with regards to feminism may be equally applicable to other IR theories. For instance, Steele has a number of interesting insights regarding hegemony, suggesting that the ontological security research program might have ramifications for such approaches as hegemonic stability theory. The issue of self-interrogation and the case of the Zero Dark Thirty controversy also needs further attention. To flesh some of these (and other) ideas and applications out, there is no doubt that Steele's book is worthy of further attention.

Luke M. Herrington, E-IR

Brent J. Steele is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, USA.

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ISBN 13	9780415772761
ISBN 10	0415772761
Title	Ontological Security in International Relations
Author	Brent J Steele
Series	New International Relations
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2007-12-13
Number of pages	218
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