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National security cultures : patterns of global governance / edited by Emil J. Kirchner and James Sperling.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Security, International.
- National security.
- National security--International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This edited collection examines changes in national security culture in the wake of international events that have threatened regional or global order, and analyses the effects of these divergent responses on international security. Tracing the links between national security cultures and preferred forms of security governance the work provides a systematic account of perceived security threats and the preferred methods of response with individual chapters on Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, UK and USA. Each chapter is written to a common template explori
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 National security cultures, technologies of public goods supply and security governance; Part I: Europe; 2 France: A departure from exceptionalism?; 3 Germany: The continuity of change; 4 Italy: Hard tests and soft responses; 5 United Kingdom: How much continuity? How much change?; 6 European Union: Moving towards a European security culture?; Part II: North America; 7 Canada: Facing up to regional security challenges; 8 Mexico: Current and future security challenges
- 9 United States: A full spectrum contributor to governance?Part III: Eurasia; 10 China: Power, complementarity and reflexivity; 11 Japan: From deterrence to prevention; 12 Russia: A global power?; 13 Conclusion: Structure, agency and the barriers to global security governance; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-96358-8
- 1-136-96359-6
- 1-282-73326-5
- 9786612733260
- 0-203-85061-0
- 9780203850619
- OCLC:
- 646788037
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