Description
International security is an ambiguous concept – it has many meanings to many people. Without an idea of how the world works, or how security is defined and achieved, it is impossible to create effective policies to provide security. This textbook clarifies the concept of security, the debates around it, how it is defined, and how it is pursued. Tracking scholarly approaches within security studies against empirical developments in international affairs, historical and contemporary security issues are examined through various theoretical and conceptual models. Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including war and warfare, political violence and terrorism, cyber security, environmental security, energy security, economic security, and global public health. Students are supported by illustrative vignettes, bolded key terms and an end-of-book glossary, maps, box features, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions, and instructors have access to adaptable lecture slides.
Table of Contents
1. International Security: The Historical Evolution of a Discipline; 2. Realism(s); 3. Liberalism(s); 4. Rational Choice and Game Theory; 5. Rational Choice and Peace Science; 6. Constructivism; 7. Critical Security Studies; 8. Human Security; 9. Conventional War and Warfare; 10. Irregular War and Warfare; 11. Security and International Law; 12. Architectures of Alignment; 13. Weapons of Mass Destruction; 14. Political Violence and Terrorism; 15. Cyber Security and Cyber War; 16. Environmental Security; 17. Energy Security; 18. The Global Financial System and Economic Security; 19. Global Public Health and Security.
