Critical Security Studies and World Politics
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Critical Security Studies and World Politics by Ken Booth
Realist assumptions of security studies increasingly have been challenged by an approach that places the human being, rather than the state, at the center of security concerns. This text is an indispensable statement of the ideas of this critical security project, written by some of its leading exponents. The book is structured around three concepts—security, community, and emancipation—that arguably are central to the future shape of world politics. Each of its three parts begins with a survey of key theoretical issues, followed by an investigation of current case material. The authors emphasize that critical security is about the problems of real people in real places, and about linking theory and practice. Throughout, they address the fundamental questions at the heart of critical thinking about security.
Highlights the strengths and weaknesses of current attempts to bring critical international relations scholarship to bear on the realist bastion of security studies" —Keith Krause, Political Studies Review
"This is a book for those who wish to take a more consciously critical approach in their research." —Choice
"An extraordinarily important contribution to the field of critical security studies, as well as international relations and social theory...Critical Security Studies and World Politics should be read widely among students of politics...regardless of specialization." —Franke Wilmer, Perspectives on Politics
"A spirited, passionate, and conceptually sophisticated expression of the critical studies school. The authors point to new ways of conceptualizing the world and understanding the factors and forces that are recasting the international landscape...will be welcomed by scholars and students alike." —Fen Osler Hampson, Carleton University
"This is a book for those who wish to take a more consciously critical approach in their research." —Choice
"An extraordinarily important contribution to the field of critical security studies, as well as international relations and social theory...Critical Security Studies and World Politics should be read widely among students of politics...regardless of specialization." —Franke Wilmer, Perspectives on Politics
"A spirited, passionate, and conceptually sophisticated expression of the critical studies school. The authors point to new ways of conceptualizing the world and understanding the factors and forces that are recasting the international landscape...will be welcomed by scholars and students alike." —Fen Osler Hampson, Carleton University
Ken Booth is E.H. Carr Professor and head of the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His numerous publications include Strategy and Ethnocentrism, International Theory: Positivism and Beyond, and Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781555878269 |
| ISBN 10 | 1555878261 |
| Title | Critical Security Studies and World Politics |
| Author | Ken Booth |
| Series | Critical Security Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2004-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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