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1. Critical Security Studies

   Edited by Nick Vaughan-Williams, Columba Peoples

   Series: Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies

   Although prominent—some would argue pre-eminent—within the modern political lexicon, the concept of ‘security’ is complex and contested. While the meaning and reference point of security was once largely taken for granted within International Relations, the past thirty years or so have witnessed...

   To Be Published July 3rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Terrorism and the Politics of Response

   Edited by Angharad Closs Stephens, Nick Vaughan-Williams

   Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies

   This inter-disciplinary edited volume critically examines the dynamics of the War on Terror, focusing on the theme of the politics of response. The book explores both how responses to terrorism - by politicians, authorities and the media - legitimise particular forms of sovereign politics, and how...

   Published September 29th 2010 by Routledge
3. Critical Security Studies

   An Introduction

   By Columba Peoples, Nick Vaughan-Williams

   Critical Security Studies introduces students of Politics and International Relations to the sub-field through a detailed yet accessible survey of emerging theories and practices. Written in an accessible and clear manner, this textbook: offers a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to...

   Published June 23rd 2010 by Routledge
4. Critical Theorists and International Relations

   Edited by Jenny Edkins, Nick Vaughan-Williams

   Series: Interventions

   A wide range of critical theorists is used in the study of international politics, and until now there has been no text that gives concise and accessible introductions to these figures. Critical Theorists and International Relations provides a wide-ranging introduction to thirty-two important...

   Published February 9th 2009 by Routledge