1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies

Edited By J. Peter Burgess Copyright 2010
328 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Introduction J. Peter Burgess  Part 1: New Security Concepts  2. Civilizational Security Brett Bowden  3. Risk Oliver Kessler  4. Small Arms Keith Krause  5. Critical Human Security Taylor Owen  6. Critical Geopolitics Simon Dalby  Part 2: New Security Subjects  7. Biopolitics Michael Dillon  8. Gendered Security Laura Shepherd  9. Identity Security Pinar Bilgin  10. Security as Ethics Anthony Burke  11. Financial Security Marieke de Goede  12. International Law and Security Kristin B. Sandvik  Part 3: New Security Objects  13. Environmental Security Jon Barnett  14. Food Security Rachel Slater and Steve Wiggins  15. Energy Security Roland Dannreuther  16. Cyber Security Myriam Dunn Cavelty  17. Pandemic Security Stephan Elbe  18. Biosecurity Frida Kuhlau and John Hart  Part 4: New Security Practices  19. Surveillance Mark Salter  20. Urban Insecurity David Murakami Wood  21. Privatization of Security Anna Leander  22. Migration William Walters  23. Security Technologies Emmanuel-Pierre Guittet and Julien Jeandesboz  24.  Designing Security Cynthia Weber and Mark Lacy  25. New Mobile Crime Monica den Boer

Biography

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.

'..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.' CHOICE