Security Studies: An Introduction

Security Studies: An Introduction is the most comprehensive textbook available on security studies. It is organized around the key themes apparent in contemporary debates taking place within the field of Security Studies and is divided into five main sections: Part 1: provides a definition of the field, a short historiography of its development as well as advising students on how to use the textbook Part 2: explores the main theoretical approaches currently on offer within Security Studies Part 3: offers a series of essays explaining the central concepts underpinning contemporary debates Part 4: presents an overview of the institutional security architecture currently influencing world politics using international, regional and global levels of analysis Part 5: examines some of the central challenges involved in attempting to provide security to different referent objects in world politics. This book provides a valuable new teaching tool by collecting these related strands of the field together into a single volume for the very first time. It will supply Year 2-4 undergraduates and MA students new to the area with a clear map of the field and allow them to situate and develop their own interests with an understanding of how they fit within the broader disciplinary debates.Security Studies: An Introduction, 1 was published 2008 under ISBN 9780415425612 and ISBN 0415425611.