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J. Peter Burgess (Ed.) - The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies - 9780415539333 - V9780415539333
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The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies

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Description for The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies Paperback. Editor(s): Burgess, J. Peter. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.

This Handbook gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research by a group of leading international scholars relating to recent transformations in the field of security studies.

In today’s globalized setting, the challenge of maintaining security is no longer limited to the traditional foreign-policy and military tools of the nation-state, and we face a wide range of security threats. Since the late 1980s, a flurry of research and scholarship has brought forth a new range of theoretical positions and methodologies for studying security, focusing on issues such as information technology, biological and chemical warfare, resource conflicts, pandemics, mass migrations, transnational terrorism, ... Read more

Offering a comprehensive theoretical and empirical overview of this evolving field, this book is now available in paperback and will be essential reading for all students of critical security studies, human security, international/global security, political theory and IR in general

J. Peter Burgess is Research Professor at PRIO, the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, where he leads the Security Programme and edits the interdisciplinary journal Security Dialogue. In addition, he is Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU), and Research Fellow at the Institute for European Studies, Brussels.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415539333
SKU
V9780415539333
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About J. Peter Burgess (Ed.)
J. Peter Burgess is Research Professor at PRIO, the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, where he leads the Security Programme and edits the interdisciplinary journal Security Dialogue. In addition, he is Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU), and Research Fellow at the Institute for European Studies, Brussels.

Reviews for The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies
'..all will find it a good resource for current assessments of their particular subfields. Recommended for college libraries, collections supporting security studies programs, and larger public library systems. Summing Up: Recommended.' CHOICE 'The Handbook of New Security Studies puts into light the many security issues that have emerged (or made more visible) from 1990...The Handbook indeed privileges a specific ... Read more

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