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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Fierke, Karin M. Critical Approaches to International Security. : Wiley, ©2015 Print version: Fierke, Karin M. Critical Approaches to International Security. Hoboken : Wiley, ©2015 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
K M Fierke |
| ISBN: | 9781509501670 1509501673 |
| OCLC Number: | 956678120 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Contents: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Introduction -- Politics and security -- Further reading -- Notes -- PART I CONTEXT -- 1 Definitions and Redefinitions -- Realism and the Cold War -- The methodological debate -- Return to the military definition? -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- 2 The Proliferation of Concepts -- Essentially contested concepts -- An ethnocentric concept -- Proliferation of concepts -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- PART II METHODOLOGY -- 3 Change. Human nature and social construction -- Structures and agents -- Immanent critique -- Resistance -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- 4 Identity -- Aspects of identity -- Identity and discourse analysis -- Identity and the 'clash of civilizations' -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- PART III PRACTICE -- 5 Danger -- The representation of danger -- The politics of danger -- The production of insecurity -- What is at stake? -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- 6 Fear and Trauma. The securitization of fear -- The medicalization of trauma -- The politicization of fear and trauma -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- 7 Human Insecurity -- Human security -- Development and security -- The critical response -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- 8 Emancipation -- Emancipation -- Dialogue -- Care -- Further reading -- Classroom exercise -- Questions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement. |
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In this second edition of Critical Approaches to International Security Karin Fierke retains the thematic strengths of the first edition while mapping changes in the contours of the field of critical security studies since 2007. With her focus on security as both constructed and necessarily political, Karin Fierke remains one of the most important voices on critical theoretical engagement with security in international relations. This text is a must-read for any student or researcher serious about the study and practice of security. Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland Pushing further the debates over critical approaches to security studies, the second edition of Fierke's book addresses its core themes -- change, identity, danger, trauma and emancipation -- in a clear and compelling manner. The book will make an excellent textbook, engaging directly with real-world security issues while remaining true to its critical engagement. Keith Krause, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva Read more...
