Rethinking Security in the Twenty-First Century: A Reader

This edited volume helps bridge the elusive gap between theory and practice in dealing with the issue of security broadly conceived. A quarter of a century has passed since the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Yet our notions of security remain mired in Cold War thinking whose realist ethos is predicated on holding the nation state's power, interests, and survival as the guiding unit of analysis in international relations. Security is ever changing. Confronting new dangers to the individual, the state, and the international order calls for new categories that speak to the new influence of globalization, international institutions, and transnational threats. Composed of original essays by a cosmopolitan mix of leading figures inside and outside the academy, this book proves relevant to any number of classes and courses, and its controversial character makes it all the more necessary and appealing.

Author: Edwin Daniel Jacob
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/13/2016
Pages: 305
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137525413

About the Author
Edwin Daniel Jacob is a doctoral candidate of Global Affairs at Rutgers University, USA. He serves as the New Media Coordinator at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights. An interdisciplinary background in political theory, international relations, and history informs his focus on American homeland security and foreign policy.