'The ethics of security represent one of the crucial issues of our time. This sophisticated,
challenging and wide-ranging collection demonstrates the theoretical challenges and …

This chapter discusses that a pragmatic practice-centred approach provides a way to
overcome existing divisions in ethical security studies. It presents pragmatism as a path for …

Security is a vital subject of study in the twenty-first century and a central theme in many
social science disciplines. This volume provides a comparative analysis of the ways in which …

This article reflects on the last 20 years of debates concerning the nature of security. Let me
start by noting that I want to focus on the non traditional literature; that is to say that I want to …

The sudden and unexpected implosion of the Soviet Union and the abrupt end of the Cold
War prompted a probing, if not always fruitful, debate about what is-or what should be …

Human security attempts to harness the alarm bell function of security to direct attention and
resources to the security of people rather than states. Unlike many concepts that dominate …

In keeping with the theme of this book, the chapter will seek to contribute to a positive notion
of security. It will do so by endeavouring to reclaim a reflexive conception of security from the …

From the early 1990s, the discipline of Security Studies has witnessed the growth of a
literature inspired by continental thought. Initially labelled 'post-structuralist'(Hansen 1997) …

In recent years we have seen increasing reflection among scholars of security studies
regarding the boundaries of their field and the range of its appropriate subject matter. At the …

Abstract This article critiques Stephen Walt's survey of security studies, published last year in
ISQ It identifies serious flaws in the essay's understanding of security studies—viewed from …