Creating Insecurity: Realism, Constructivism, and US Security Policy (Critical Security) - Hardcover

Lott, Anthony D.

 
9780815388272: Creating Insecurity: Realism, Constructivism, and US Security Policy (Critical Security)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0815388276 ISBN 13: 9780815388272
Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

In this absorbing book Anthony Lott develops a national security analysis that can be used to critique the policies of states. His approach combines realist thought common to traditional security studies and a version of 'political' constructivism common to critical security studies. While the focus on human security remains integral, the 9/11 attacks on New York demonstrate the importance of national security traditionally defined. This book recognizes the importance of both components of security in a broader security dialogue. After building a theoretical understanding of security, the work examines four disparate security issues that currently engage policy makers in the United States: the current discourse concerning ballistic missile defense, the war on drugs in Colombia, democratic challenges to economic globalization and the state response, and the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. The book is designed for upper-division international relations courses in national security studies, international politics and theory.

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About the Author

Anthony D. Lott. St Olaf College

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0815388276
ISBN 13 
9780815388272
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
186

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