Security studies: an introduction /
edited by Paul D. Williams.
- Second edition
- Abingdon, Oxon; Routledge, 2013.
- xxi, 634 pages; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Security studies: an introduction -- Part 1: theoretical approaches -- Realisms -- Liberalisms -- Game theory -- Constructivisms -- Peace studies -- Critical theory -- Feminisms -- International political sociology -- Part 2: Key concepts -- Uncertainty -- Polarity -- Culture -- War -- Coercion -- Terrorism -- Intelligence -- Genocide and crimes against humanity -- Ethnic conflict -- Human security -- Poverty -- Climate change and environmental security -- Health -- Part 3: Institutions -- Alliances -- Regional institutions -- The United Nations -- Peace operations -- The nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime -- Private security -- Part 4: Contemporary challenges -- The international arms trade -- Counterterrorism -- Counterinsurgency -- The responsibility to protect -- Transnational organized crime -- Population movements -- Energy security -- Part 5: Conclusions -- The academic and policy -- What future for security studies?