Security and International Relations

ISBN-13: 9780521001168 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 362 str.

Edward A. Kolodziej

Opis

Helping students identify and discuss main issues in international security today, this book evaluates the contending schools of thought and their key assumptions. It explains why states use-- or chose not to use--force to promote their causes. Each philosophy is tested in terms of its capacity to explain the rise and demise of the Cold War and to address the security challenges confronting the peoples and states of the twenty-first century. The book also contains essay questions and guides to further reading.

Recenzje

'Security and International Relations is a very welcome addition to the literature in both the field of international relations and that of security studies. Clear and forceful prose, balanced analysis, and comprehensive coverage make the volume a superb introduction for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Unlike so much of the recent literature in the field which begins with the assumption that the author has found 'truth' and proceeds to demonstrate the superiority of 'this approach' over all others, Kolodziej's text guides the reader through the complexities of identifying the problems of concern in determining why and when state actors decide to use force, as well as to the strengths and weaknesses of the myriad theoretical approaches to IR and security studies.' Roger E. Kanet, Miami University

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction to International Security and Security Studies: 1. International relations and international security: boundaries, levels of analysis, and falsifying theories; 2. The foundations of security studies: Hobbes, Clausewitz and Thucydides; 3. Testing security theories: explaining the rise and demise of the Cold War; Part II. Contending Security Theories: 4. Realism, neo-realism and liberal institutionalism; 5. Economic liberalism and Marxism; Part III. Validating Security Theories: 6. Behaviorism; 7. Constructivism; Conclusions: 8. Whither international security and security studies?