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Two schools of thought now exist in security studies: traditionalists want to restrict the subject to politico-military issues; while wideners want to extend it to the economic, societal and environmental sectors. This book sets out a comprehensive statement of the new security studies, establishing the case for the broader agenda. The authors argue that security is a particular type of politics applicable to a wide range of issues. Answering the traditionalists charge that this model makes the subject incoherent, they offer a constructivist operational method for distinguishing the process of securitization from that of politicization. Their approach incorporates the traditionalist agenda and dissolves the artificial boundary between security studies and international political economy, opening the way for a fruitful interplay between the two fields. It also shows how the theory of regional security complexes remains relevant in today's world.Product Identifiers
PublisherLynne Rienner Publishers INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781555877842
eBay Product ID (ePID)86531029
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SubjectGovernment
Publication Year1997
Number of Pages300 Pages
Publication NameSecurity: a New Framework for Analysis
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorBarry Buzan
FormatPaperback
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorBarry Buzan