Security: Dialogue across Disciplines

Cambridge University Press, 11/26/2015
EAN 9781107107403, ISBN10: 1107107407

Hardcover, 298 pages, 23.7 x 15.5 x 2.1 cm
Language: English

Security is a vital subject of study in the twenty-first century and a central theme in many social science disciplines. This volume provides a comparative analysis of the ways in which the concept of security is theorized and studied across different disciplines. The book has two objectives: first, to explore the growing diversity of theories, paradigms, and methods developed to study security; and, second, to initiate a multidisciplinary dialogue about the ontological, epistemological, paradigmatic, and normative aspects of security studies in social sciences. Readers across nine fields are invited to reflect on their conceptualizations of security and to consider how an interdisciplinary dialogue can stimulate and enrich the understanding of security in our contemporary world. Analytically sharp yet easy to read, this is a cutting-edge volume exploring what security is and what it means in today's world.

1. A multidisciplinary dialogue on security Philippe Bourbeau
2. Philosophy
the concepts of security, fear, liberty, and the state Jonathan Herington
3. Anthropology/ies
moving beyond disciplinary approaches to security Daniel M. Goldstein
4. Geography
securing places and spaces of securitization Philippe Le Billon
5. Sociology
security and insecurities Lisa Stampnitzky and Greggor Mattson
6. International relations
celebrating eclectic dynamism in security studies Philippe Bourbeau, Thierry Balzacq and Myriam Dunn Cavelty
7. Psychology
the phenomenology of human security Thomas C. O'Brien and Linda R. Tropp
8. International political economy
conceptual affinities and substantive differences with security studies Ronen Palan and Hannah Petersen
9. Criminology
reimagining security Jan Froestad, Clifford Shearing and Melani Van der Merwe
10. International law
between legalism and securitization Wouter Werner.