Interpreting Global Security
This edited collection explores the fruitfulness of applying an interpretive approach to the study of global security. The interpretive approach concentrates on unpacking the meanings and beliefs of various policy actors, and, crucially, explains those beliefs by locating them in historical traditions and as responses to dilemmas. Interpretivists thereby seek to highlight the contingency, diversity and contestability of the narratives, expertise and beliefs that inform political action. The interpretive approach is widespread in the study of governance and public policy, but arguably it has not yet had much impact on security studies. The book therefore deploys the interpretive approach to explore contemporary issues in international security, combining theoretical engagement with good empirical coverage through a novel set of case studies.
Bringing together a fresh mix of senior and junior scholars from across the fields of security studies, political theory and international relations, the chapters explore the beliefs, traditions and dilemmas that have informed security practice on the one hand, and the academic study of security on the other, as well as the connections between them. All contributors look to situate their work against a broader historical background and long-standing traditions, allowing them to take a critical yet historically informed approach to the material.
Mark Bevir is a Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Oliver Daddow is a Reader in International Politics at the University of Leicester.
Ian Hall is a Senior Fellow in the Department of International Relations, Australian National University.
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Foreign Policy and Discourse Analysis
France, Britain and Europe
Henrik Larsen
Agency, Structure and International Politics
From ontology to empirical enquiry
Gil Friedman and Harvey Starr
The Political Economy of Regional Co-operation in the Middle East
Ali Carkoglu, Mine Eder, Kemal Kirisc
Peace Maintenance
The evolution of international political
authority
Jarat Chopra
International Relations and Historical Sociology
Breaking down boundaries
Stephen Hobden
Equivalence in Comparative Politics
Edited by Jan W. van Deth
The Politics of Central Banks
Robert Elgie and
Helen Thompson
Politics and Globalisation
Knowledge, ethics and agency
Martin Shaw
History and International Relations
Thomas W. Smith
Idealism and Realism in International Relations
Robert M.A. Crawford
National and International Conflicts, 194595
New empirical and theoretical approaches
Frank Pfetsch and Christoph Rohloff
Party Systems and Voter Alignments Revisited
Edited by Lauri Karvonen and Stein Kuhnle
Ethics, Justice & International Relations
Constructing an international community
Peter Sutch
Capturing Globalization
Edited by James H. Mittelman and Norani Othman
Uncertain Europe
Building a new European security order?
Edited by Martin A. Smith and Graham Timmins
Power, Postcolonialism and International Relations
Reading race, gender and class
Edited by Geeta Chowdhry and Sheila Nair
Constituting Human Rights
Global civil society and the society of democratic states
Mervyn Frost
US Economic Statecraft for Survival 193391
Of sanctions, embargoes and economic warfare
Alan P. Dobson
The EU and NATO Enlargement
Richard McAllister and Roland Dannreuther
Spatializing International Politics
Analysing activism on the internet
Jayne Rodgers
Ethnonationalism in the Contemporary World
Walker Connor and the study of nationalism
Edited by Daniele Conversi
Meaning and International Relations
Edited by Peter Mandaville and Andrew Williams
Political Loyalty and the Nation-State
Edited by Michael Waller and Andrew Linklater
Russian Foreign Policy and the CIS
Theories, debates and actions
Nicole J. Jackson
Asia and Europe
Development and different dimensions of ASEM
Yeo Lay Hwee
Global Instability and Strategic Crisis
Neville Brown
Africa in International Politics
External involvement on the continent
Edited by Ian Taylor and Paul Williams
Global Governmentality
Governing international spaces
Edited by Wendy Larner and William Walters
Political Learning and Citizenship Education Under Conflict
The political socialization of Israeli and Palestinian youngsters
Orit Ichilov
Gender and Civil Society
Transcending boundaries
Edited by Jude Howell and Diane Mulligan
State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa
The Horns dilemma
Edited by Asafa Jalata
Diplomacy and Developing Nations
Post-Cold War foreign policy-making structures and processes
Edited by Justin Robertson and Maurice A. East
Autonomy, Self-governance and Conflict Resolution
Innovative approaches to institutional
design in divided societies
Edited by Marc Weller and Stefan Wolff
Mediating International Crises
Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Kathleen
J. Young, David M. Quinn and Victor Asal
Postcolonial Politics, the Internet and Everyday Life
Pacific traversals online
M.I. Franklin
Reconstituting the Global Liberal Order
Legitimacy and regulation
Kanishka Jayasuriya
International Relations, Security and Jeremy Bentham
Gunhild Hoogensen
Interregionalism and International Relations
Edited by Heiner Hnggi, Ralf Roloff and Jrgen Rland
The International Criminal Court
A global civil society achievement
Marlies Glasius
A Human Security Doctrine for Europe
Project, principles, practicalities
Edited by Marlies Glasius and Mary Kaldor
The History and Politics of UN Security Council Reform
Dimitris Bourantonis
Russia and NATO Since 1991
From Cold War through cold peace to partnership?
Martin A. Smith
The Politics of Protection
Sites of insecurity and political agency
Edited by Jef Huysmans, Andrew Dobson and Raia Prokhovnik
International Relations in Europe
Traditions, perspectives and destinations
Edited by Knud Erik Jrgensen and Tonny Brems Knudsen
The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People
Edited by William Bain
Globalization and Religious Nationalism in India
The search for ontological security
Catrina Kinnvall
Culture and International Relations
Narratives, natives and tourists
Julie Reeves
Global Civil Society
Contested futures
Edited by Gideon Baker and
