The Oxford Handbook of International Security (Oxford Handbooks of International Relations)

This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies. It provides a tour of the most innovative and exciting news areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. It presents a comprehensive portrait of an exciting field, with a distinctively forward-looking theme, focusing on the question: what does it mean to think about the future of international security?00The key assumption underpinning this volume is that all scholarly claims about international security, both normative and positive, have implications for the future. By examining international security to extract implications for the future, the volume provides clarity about the real meaning and practical implications for those involved in this field. Yet, contributions to this volume are not exclusively forecasts or prognostications, and the volume reflects the fact that, within the field of security studies, there are diverse views on how to think about the future. Readers will find in this volume some of the most influential mainstream (positivist) voices in the field of international security as well as some of the best known scholars representing various branches of critical thinking about security. The topics covered in the Handbook range from conventional international security themes such as arms control, alliances and Great Power politics, to "new security" issues such as global health, the roles of non-state actors, cyber-security, and the power of visual representations in international security Part I: Introduction1: Alexandra Gheciu and William C. Wohlforth: The Future of Security Studies2: Keith Krause and Michael C. Williams: Security and 'Security Studies': ": Conceptual Evolution and Historical Transformation3: Iver Neumann and Ole Jacob Sending: Expertise and Practice: The Evolving Relationship between Study and Practice of SecurityPart II: Approaches to International SecurityA. Schools of Thought4: Laura Sjoberg: Feminist Security and Security Studies5: Chris Hendershot and David Mutimer: Critical Security Studies6: Adam Quinn: Realisms7: Michael Barnett: Constructivisms8: John M. Owen IV: Liberal Approaches9: Didier Bigo and Emma Mc Cluskey: What is a PARIS Approach to (In)securitisation? Political Anthropological Research for International SociologyB. Methods: Methodological Implications of Thinking about the Future of International Security from Different Perspectives10: Adam Lauretig and Bear Braumoeller: Statistics and International Security11: Jeff Checkel: Methods in Constructivist Approaches12: Mark Salter and Can Mutlu: Methods in Critical Security Studies13: Andrew Kydd: Game Theory and the Future of International Security14: Rose McDermott and Peter Hatemi: Biology, Evolution, and International SecurityPart III: Major Issues for 21st Century Security15: Dale C. Copeland: Systemic Theory and the Future of Great Power War and Peace16: Aaron Clauset and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch: Trends in Conflict: What Do We Know and What Can We Know?17: Michael Horowitz: Leaders, Leadership, and International Security18: Ron Krebs: The Politics of National Security19: Dan Philpott: Religion and International Security20: Leslie Vinjamuri: The Future of International Security Norms21: Jonathan D. Caverley: Economics of War and Peace22: Fiona Adamson: The Changing Geography of Global Security23: Daniel Deudney: The Great Debate: The Nuclear-Political Question and World Order, 1945-201524: Deborah Avant and Virginia Haufler: Public/Private Interactions and Practices of Security25: Etel Solingen: Nuclear Proliferation: the Risks of PredictionPart IV. Challenges and Opportunities for 21st Century Security26: Rita Abrahamsen and Adam Sandor Abrahamsen and Adam Sandor: The Global South and International Security27: Jennifer Erickson: Arms Control28: Brendan O' Leary and Nicholas Sambanis: Nationalism and International Security29: Thierry Bros: Energy Security30: Audie Klotz: Migration31: Jennifer M. Welsh: Humanitarian Intervention32: Joshua Busby: Environmental Security33: Anja Jakobi: The Crime Scene: What Lessons for International Security?34: Audrey Kurth Cronin: Terrorism35: Robert Jervis: Intelligence and International Politics36: Ronald Deibert: Trajectories for Future Cyber Security Research37: Austin Long: Counter-Insurgency38: Necla Tschirgi: International Security and Development39: Sarah Kreps, Matthew Fuhrmann, and Michael Horowitz: Drone Proliferation in the 21st Century40: Lene Hansen: Images and International Security41: Sarah Percy: Maritime Security42: Susan Peterson: Global Health and SecurityPart V: 21st Century International Security Actors43: Barry Buzan: Great Powers44: Sten Rynning and Olivier Schmitt: Alliances45: Ian Hurd: The UN Security Council46: Matteo Legrenzi and Fred H. Lawson: Regional Security Complexes and Organizations47: Hans Peter Schmitz: International Criminal Accountability and Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs)48: Lindsay Cohn, Damon Coletta, and Peter Feaver: Civil-Military Relations This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies. It provides a tour of the most innovative and exciting news areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. It presents a comprehensive portrait of an exciting field, with a distinctively forward-looking theme, focusing on the question: what does it mean to think about the future of international security? The key assumption underpinning this volume is that all scholarly claims about international security, both normative and positive, have implications for the future. By examining international security to extract implications for the future, the volume provides clarity about the real meaning and practical implications for those involved in this field. Yet, contributions to this volume are not exclusively forecasts or prognostications, and the volume reflects the fact that, within the field of security studies, there are diverse views on how to think about the future. Readers will find in this volume some of the most influential mainstream (positivist) voices in the field of international security as well as some of the best known scholars representing various branches of critical thinking about security. The topics covered in the Handbook range from conventional international security themes such as arms control, alliances and Great Power politics, to "new security" issues such as global health, the roles of non-state actors, cyber-security, and the power of visual representations in international security. The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations. The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smith of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by a distinguished pair of specialists in their respective fields. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of the original Reus-Smit and Snidal The Oxford Handbook of International Relations , each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by a pair of scholars drawn from alternative perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions. This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies. It provides a tour of the most innovative and exciting news areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. It presents a comprehensive portrait of an exciting field, with a distinctively forward-looking theme, focusing on the question: what does it mean to think about the future of international security? The key assumption underpinning this volume is that all scholarly claims about international security, both normative and positive, have implications for the future. By examining international security to extract implications for the future, the volume provides clarity about the real meaning and practical implications for those involved in this field. Yet, contributions to this volume are not exclusively forecasts or prognostications, and the volume reflects the fact that, within the field of security studies, there are diverse views on how to think about the future. Readers will find in this volume some of the most influential mainstream (positivist) voices in the field of international security as well as some of the best known scholars representing various branches of critical thinking about security. The topics covered in the Handbook range from conventional international security themes such as arms control, alliances and Great Power politics, to "new security" issues such as global health, the roles of non-state actors, cyber-security, and the power of visual representations in international security. The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations. The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smit of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by specialists in the field. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of Reus-Smit and Snidal's original Oxford Handbook of International Relations, each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by scholars drawn from different perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions. Future-oriented questions are woven through the study and practice of international security. The 48 essays collected in this Handbook use such questions to provide a tour of the most innovative and exciting new areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. The results of their efforts are: the definitive statement of the state of international security and the academic field of security studies, a comprehensive portrait of expert assessments of expected developments in international security at the onset of the twenty-first century’s second decade, and a crucial staging ground for future research agendas. Subscription includes online access to: The International Studies Compendium Project. The International Studies Compendium Project, published in association with the International Studies Association, is available online (International studies online) or as a 12-volume set in print (The International Studies Encyclopedia). This resource is the most comprehensive reference work of its kind for the fields of international studies and international relations. International studies online is enhanced by live links to archives, datasets, cases, pedagogical aids, and other relevant materials