Of fears and foes : security and insecurity in an evolving global political economy / edited by Jose V. Ciprut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ciprut, Jose V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

Reexamines one of the cornerstones of international relations theory--the concept of security.

Contents:

Introduction: The Quest for Certainty and the Newer Equations of Security / Jose V. Ciprut xiii

1. On the Otherness That Theory Creates / Klaus Krippendorff 1

2. From Otherness to Alienation, to Enmity, to War: A Case

or Two / F. Hilary Conroy 15

3. Power in the Information Age / Jeffrey A. Hart, Sang-Bae Kim 35

4. The Meaning and Challenges of Economic Security / Kristin M. Lord 59

5. Environmental Insecurity: Nature as a Geopolitical Threat / Simon Dalby 79

6. Modernization, Markets, Democracy, and Conflict / Henry Teune 99

7. Globalization: A World-Systems Perspective / Christopher K. Chase-Dunn 119

8. Migrants, Refugees, and Insecurity in International Relations / Reinhard Lohrmann, Stefano Guerra 143

9. The Para-Modern Context of Ethnic Nationalism / Fred W. Riggs 167

10. Terror and Organized Crime: Old Fears, New Foes, Newer Threats / Robert J. Johnston 187

11. Globalization, National States, and the Rule of Law / Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. 209

Epilogue: A Hunger for Hope / Jose V. Ciprut 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0275968553

OCLC:

42296026