Contemporary Security Studies - Alan Collins

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The definitive introduction to security studies, focusing on key theoretical approaches and the critical issues shaping today's global security landscape. Contemporary Security Studies offers a uniquely engaging introduction to Security Studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. A team of expert scholars strikes a careful balance between depth and clarity, making it an essential companion for students exploring the modern security agenda. Key features: n- Offers broad, easy-to-digest coverage of the key theories and concepts in Security Studies n- Brings together carefully edited contributions from international experts in the field, giving students insights from a range of leading scholars n- 'Think point' boxes challenge students to question their own assumptions, and help to develop critical thinking skills n- Case study boxes encourage students to connect theory and practice by demonstrating the real-world manifestations of political issues n- Includes coverage of critical Security Studies perspectives, including poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and post-human. n- Considers a broad range of traditional and non-traditional security issues, from inter-state armed conflict and nuclear weapons to security issues centring on the environment, crime and cyber-attacks n- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support New to this edition: n- Chapter 3 provides a new look on how liberal ideas underpin liberal internationalism and how these ideas have a long history of ordering international politics, but constantly find themselves contested, challenged, and in crisis. n- A new Chapter 13 on nonhuman security studies introduces students to this innovative approach to Security Studies, explaining the insecurities that arise for some humans, other species and non-sentient beings (rivers, mountains, etc) during the Anthropocene, an era in which human activity is having a fundamental impact on the planet's biosphere. n- A revised Chapter 15 on military security, tracing the use of force in achieving security, and the management of force, via alliances and arms control, in statecraft. n- Chapter 22 on terrorism has been reworked to provide in-depth explanation of the challenges of defining terrorism, the complications with counter-terrorism in preventing acts of terrorism from occurring before they happen, and the insights that Critical Terrori