1st Edition
Ontological Security-Seeking National Identities under Stress
By Regina Karp
Copyright 2025
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book addresses a central puzzle in ontological security theory, namely the relationship between identity continuity and change, and the role anxiety plays in fostering and inhibiting change.
The work argues for a more nuanced perspective on how change and threats to national identity relate, thus advancing our understanding of the role anxiety plays in shaping state choices. The case... Read more
- Introduction
- Germanness and Swedishness
- The Rise of the Civilian Power Narrative
- Civilian Power and Defense
- Sociability and Egotism: A ‘Powerful’ Germany?
- Decline and Revival of Neutrality
- Neutrality Narrative and Stress Management
- Limits to Defense Cooperation and the (Almost) Collapse of the National Narrative
- Concluding Thoughts
Biography
Regina Karp is Director of the Graduate Program in International Studies at Old Dominion University, USA, and co-editor of the Routledge Global Security Studies series.
'Overall, this book makes an exciting contribution to the growing literature on how ontological security can influence foreign policy and security decision-making....The growing engagement with material and structural concerns within ontological security studies points to a more holistic research method, and this book offers many insights for this undertaking.'
Lauren Rogers, University of Edinburgh, International Affairs Vol. 01, No. 3, 2025
