Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Introduction; Politics and security; Further reading; Notes; PART I CONTEXT; 1 Definitions and Redefinitions; Realism and the Cold War; The methodological debate; Return to the military definition?; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; 2 The Proliferation of Concepts; Essentially contested concepts; An ethnocentric concept; Proliferation of concepts; Conclusion; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; PART II METHODOLOGY; 3 Change; Human nature and social construction; Structures and agents; Immanent critique; Resistance
ConclusionFurther reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; 4 Identity; Aspects of identity; Identity and discourse analysis; Identity and the 'clash of civilizations'; Conclusion; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; PART III PRACTICE; 5 Danger; The representation of danger; The politics of danger; The production of insecurity; What is at stake?; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; 6 Fear and Trauma; The securitization of fear; The medicalization of trauma; The politicization of fear and trauma; Conclusion; Further reading; Classroom exercise
QuestionsNotes; 7 Human Insecurity; Human security; Development and security; The critical response; Conclusion; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; 8 Emancipation; Emancipation; Dialogue; Care; Further reading; Classroom exercise; Questions; Notes; References; Index; End User License Agreement