Contemporary Security Studies
5th Edition
Published on 11. December 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-19-880410-9 (ISBN)
Description
With in-depth coverage of a wide range of issues, from terrorism, inter-state conflict, and nuclear deterrence to environmental security, health, and organized crime, Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to security studies. Bringing together leading scholars, it provides a student-friendly guide to traditional and critical theoretical approaches, as well the most important issues that dominate the modern security agenda.
Throughout the text, students are encouraged to question their own preconceptions and to use their own judgement to critically evaluate key approaches and ideas. To help them achieve this, each chapter is punctuated with helpful learning features including 'key ideas', 'think points' and case studies, which demonstrate the real world applications, relevance, and implications of the theory.
The book is supported by online resources designed to help students take their learning further.
For students:
- Explore relevant security issues in greater depth with additional online case studies.
- Test your understanding of the key ideas and themes in each chapter with self-marking multiple-choice questions.
- Expand your knowledge of the subject with web links to additional reliable sources.
For registered lecturers:
- Use the adaptable PowerPoint slides as the basis for lecture presentations, or as hand-outs in class.
Throughout the text, students are encouraged to question their own preconceptions and to use their own judgement to critically evaluate key approaches and ideas. To help them achieve this, each chapter is punctuated with helpful learning features including 'key ideas', 'think points' and case studies, which demonstrate the real world applications, relevance, and implications of the theory.
The book is supported by online resources designed to help students take their learning further.
For students:
- Explore relevant security issues in greater depth with additional online case studies.
- Test your understanding of the key ideas and themes in each chapter with self-marking multiple-choice questions.
- Expand your knowledge of the subject with web links to additional reliable sources.
For registered lecturers:
- Use the adaptable PowerPoint slides as the basis for lecture presentations, or as hand-outs in class.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Accessible in its approach, logical in its structure, impressive in its coverage without being superficial, and genuinely absorbing to read. * Dr Alexander Mackenzie, University of Liverpool * This book provides depth of coverage of both theory and contemporary issues, and provides a definitive, student-friendly introduction to security studies. * Dr Kamil Zwolski, University of Southampton *More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
950 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-880410-9 (9780198804109)
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Contemporary Security Studies
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04/2025
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Alan Collins is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Swansea University.
Content
1: Alan Collins: Introduction: What is Security Studies?Part 1: Approaches to Security 2: Charles L. Glaser: Realism 3: Patrick Morgan: Liberalism and Liberal Internationalism 4: Eric Herring: Historical Materialism 5: Paul Rogers: Peace Studies 6: Christine Agius: Social Constructivism 7: David Mutimer: Critical Security Studies: A Schismatic History 8: J. Marshall Beier: Poststructural Insights: Making Subjects and Objects of Security 9: Mark Laffey and Suthaharan Nadarajah: Postcolonialism 10: Randolph B. Persaud: Human Security 11: Caroline Kennedy and Sophia Dingli: Gender and Security 12: Ralf Emmers: SecuritizationPart 2: Deepening and Broadening Security 13: Michael Sheehan: Military Security 14: Andreas Krieg: Regime Security 15: Paul Roe: Societal Security 16: Jon Barnett and Geoffrey Dabelko: Environmental Security 17: Gary M. Shiffman: Economic Security 18: Nana K. Poku and Jacqueline Therkelsen: Globalization, Development, and SecurityPart 3: Traditional and Non-Traditional Security 19: Peter Viggo Jakobsen: Coercive Diplomacy: Countering War-Threatening Crises and Armed Conflicts 20: James J. Wirtz: Weapons of Mass Destruction 21: Brenda Lutz and James Lutz: Terrorism 22: Alex J. Bellamy and Stephen McLoughlin: Humanitarian Intervention 23: Sam Raphael and Doug Stokes: Energy Security 24: Suzette R. Grillot: The Weapons Trade 25: Stefan Elbe: Health and Security 26: Harold Trinkunas: Transnational Crime 27: Myriam Dunn Cavelty: Cyber-Security 28: Ole Waever and Barry Buzan: After the Return to Theory: The Past, Present, and Future of Security Studies