LEADER 03214nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910454328503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-28432-0 010 $a9786612284328 010 $a0-203-87046-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000784110 035 $a(EBL)449462 035 $a(OCoLC)471702972 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336357 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229532 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336357 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281862 035 $a(PQKB)10787668 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC449462 035 $a(PPN)198462557 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL449462 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10330897 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL228432 035 $a(OCoLC)438713366 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000784110 100 $a20090317d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCritique, security and power$b[electronic resource] $ethe political limits to empanicipatory approaches /$fTara McCormack 210 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (175 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Critical Security Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-85298-6 311 $a0-415-48540-1 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The problem of idealism: Critical and emancipatory security theory in context; 3 'Theory is always for someone and for some purpose': The theoretical limits of critical and emancipatory theory; 4 Critical approaches to the Yugoslav break-up and wars; 5 Domestic exclusions: Citizenship and the state; 6 International exclusions: Re-considering international policy; 7 Power and agency in the post-pluralist security framework 327 $a8 Conclusion: The political limits to critical and emancipatory approaches to security and conflictNotes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book aims to engage with contemporary security discourses from a critical perspective. It argues that rather than being a radical, analytical outlook, much critical security theory fails to fulfil its promise to pose a challenge to contemporary power relations.In general, 'critical security' theories and dialogues are understood to be progressive theoretical frameworks that offer a trenchant evaluation and analysis of contemporary international and national security policy. Tara McCormack investigates the limitations of contemporary critical and emancipatory theorising and its r 410 0$aRoutledge critical security studies series. 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aNational security 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aCritical theory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 0$aNational security. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aCritical theory. 676 $a355/.033 700 $aMcCormack$b Tara$0881884 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454328503321 996 $aCritique, security and power$91969890 997 $aUNINA