International relations and security in the digital age / edited by Johan Eriksson and Giampiero Giacomello.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eriksson, Johan, 1967-

Giacomello, Giampiero, 1959-

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 52.

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Computer networks.

International relations.

Security, International--Computer networks.

Security, International.

Internet--Political aspects.

Internet.

Technology and international relations.

Cyberterrorism.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

xx, 230 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Closing the gap between international relations theory and studies of digital-age security / Johan Eriksson, Giampiero Giacomello 1

Part I The politics of threats 29

2 The virtual sanctuary of al-Qaeda and terrorism in an age of globalization / Magnus Ranstorp 31

3 From 'cyberterrorism' to 'cyberwar', back and forth: how the United States securitized cyberspace / Ralf Bendrath, Johan Eriksson, Giampiero Giacomello 57

Part II The politics of protection 83

4 Securing the digital age: the challenges of complexity for critical infrastructure protection and IR theory / Myriam A. Dunn 85

5 Assessing theories of information technology and security for the Middle East / Hamoud Salhi 106

6 Public-private cooperation and information assurance: a liberal institutionalist approach / Lorenzo Valeri 132

7 International policy dynamics and the regulation of dataflows: bypassing domestic restrictions / Ian Hosein, Johan Eriksson 158

8 Conclusion: Digital-age security in theory and practice / Johan Eriksson, Giampiero Giacomello 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-218) and index.

ISBN:

0415401852

9780415401852

020396473X

9780203964736

OCLC:

70877825