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Security Studies
An Introduction
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Book Description
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 poststructuralism, postcolonialism, securitization, peace and violence, development, women, peace and security, cybersecurity, and outer space.
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 standpoints
- Part 2 explains the central concepts underpinning contemporary debates
- Part 3 presents an overview of the institutional security architecture
- Part 4 examines some of the key contemporary challenges to global security
Collecting these related strands into a single textbook creates a valuable teaching tool and a comprehensive, accessible learning resource for undergraduates and MA students.
Table of Contents
An Introduction to Security Studies – Paul D. Williams and Matt McDonald
Part 1: Theoretical Approaches
1. Realisms – Colin Elman and Michael Jensen
2. Liberalisms – Cornelia Navari
3. Constructivisms – Matt McDonald
4. Critical Theory – Pinar Bilgin
5. Feminisms – Sandra Whitworth
6. Post-Structuralisms – Linda Åhäll
7. Securitization – Jonna Nyman
8. Post-Colonialism – Nivi Manchanda
Part 2: Key Concepts
9. Uncertainty – Ken Booth and Nicholas J. Wheeler
10. Polarity – Barry Buzan
11. Culture – Michael N. Barnett
12. War – Paul D. Williams
13. Coercion – Lawrence Freedman and Srinath Rhagavan
14. Peace and Violence – Helen Dexter
15. Human Security – Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv
16. Responsibility to Protect – Alex J. Bellamy
17. Development – Danielle Beswick
Part 3: Institutions
18. Alliances – John Duffield
19. Regional Institutions – Louise Fawcett
20. The United Nations – Thomas G. Weiss and Danielle A. Zach
21. Peace Operations – Michael Pugh
22. The Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regime – W. Pal Sidhu
23. Private Security Companies – Deborah Avant
Part 4: Contemporary Challenges
24. Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity – Adam Jones
25. Ethnic Conflict – Stuart J. Kaufman
26. Terrorism – Paul Rogers
27. Counterterrorism – Paul R. Pillar
28. Counterinsurgency – Joanna Spear
29. Intelligence – Richard J. Aldrich
30. Transnational Organized Crime – Phil Williams
31. International Arms Trade – William D. Hartung
32. Migration and Refugees – Sita Bali
33. Energy Security – Michael T. Klare
34. Women, Peace and Security – Aisling Swaine
35. Environmental Change – Simon Dalby
36. Health – Colin McInnes
37. Cyber Security – Rhea Siers
38. Outer Space – Audra Mitchell
Editor(s)
Biography
Paul D. Williams is Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Security Policy Studies MA Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Dr Williams is also a non-resident senior adviser at the International Peace Institute in New York. His most recent publications include Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A history and analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM), 2007–2017 (Oxford University Press, 2018); War and Conflict in Africa (Polity, 2nd edition, 2016); The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, edited with J. Koops, N. MacQueen, and T. Tardy (Oxford University Press, 2015); Providing Peacekeepers: The Politics, Challenges, and Future of United Nations Peacekeeping Contributions, edited with A.J. Bellamy (Oxford University Press, 2013); and Understanding Peacekeeping, with A.J. Bellamy (Polity, 2nd edition, 2010).
Matt McDonald is Reader in International Relations at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. His most recent publications include Ethics and Global Security: A Cosmopolitan Approach, with Anthony Burke and Katrina Lee-Koo (Routledge, 2014) and Security, the Environment and Emancipation (Routledge, 2012). He is co-editor of the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Reviews
"Debates and controversies about security politics and practices are of immediate significance in contemporary global politics. Since its first publication, this book has made an important contribution to knowledge in this field. This comprehensively revised third edition, featuring welcome contributions on post-structuralism, post-colonialism, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda, among other new topics, ensures the continued relevance of the book, and its ongoing status as my ' go to' book for teaching security studies." - Laura J. Shepherd, Professor, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
"Combining theoretical breadth and empirical engagement, this text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding some of the most important issues in world politics today. An outstanding introduction to security and security studies." - Michael C Williams, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa