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Critique, security and power [[electronic resource] ] : the political limits to empanicipatory approaches / / Tara McCormack



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Autore: McCormack Tara Visualizza persona
Titolo: Critique, security and power [[electronic resource] ] : the political limits to empanicipatory approaches / / Tara McCormack Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
Disciplina: 355/.033
Soggetto topico: Security, International
National security
Human rights
Critical theory
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Book 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
8 Conclusion: The political limits to critical and emancipatory approaches to security and conflictNotes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This 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
Titolo autorizzato: Critique, security and power  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-28432-0
9786612284328
0-203-87046-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777906103321
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Serie: Routledge critical security studies series.