| The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People Contributor(s): Bain, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415380197 ISBN-13: 9780415380195 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: This new volume explores the meaning of security in relation to, and in the context of, ideas that are fundamental to both international and domestic political order. William Bain argues that the word "security" is devoid of substantive content when divorced from ideas such as sovereignty, war, diplomacy, self-determination, globalization, cultural diversity, intervention, and trusteeship. In other words, "security" cannot be made to yield a real core or an intrinsic content because it discloses no essence that awaits discovery. This clear and accessible book draws on an impressive range of history, philosophy, and law to investigate these and other questions: - What is the relationship between the ethics of security and the legal institution of state sovereignty? Does security necessarily follow from the mutual recognition of identity? - Are all states, great and small, of equal moral weight? - Does the enjoyment of security require cultural homogeneity? - Is the body of international law that addresses question of intervention still relevant in the new circumstances of a post September 11 world? - How might security be understood in light of wars that are fought in order to kill rather than to achieve known political aims? This book will be of particular interest to those conducting empirical and normative research on questions of security. This is also an excellent resource for students to develop an understanding of security in contemporary world affairs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security |
| Dewey: 355.033 |
| LCCN: 2005033102 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Pol |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.32" W x 9.54" (1.08 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy. By exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security in world affairs can be understood in relation to other ideas and points of view. It shows how, when standing alone, the word 'security' is meaningless, or just an empty term, when divorced from other ideas distinctive to international life. This essential new volume tackles the key questions in the debate:
This book is an excellent resource for students and scholars of security studies and politics and international relations. |