Transformations of Security Studies2015

This volume brings together a group of distinguished scholars to engage in a dialogue on key developments in the study of security. The book provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical, empirical and methodological developments within security studies, whose political and societal importance has grown significantly in recent years. By bringing together scholars who hold differing perspectives on security, this volume provides insights into a variety of approaches and their newest developments, including mainstream as well as heterodox perspectives on security. Thus, it aims to build bridges of communication between different camps by initiating a dialogue on the identity and diversity of security studies. It does so in three parts: The first part of the book includes paradigmatic...