Reconceptualizing War : The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Libiseller, Chiara.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

This book investigates the cyclical rise and fall in popularity of theories and concepts in the field of Strategic Studies. Tracing three concepts through their "fashion" lifecycle, Chiara Libiseller demonstrates how fashionability affects the concepts themselves, related research, and the study of war more generally.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

Note to the Reader

Introduction

1 Anchoring Fashions in the Field of Strategic Studies

Strategic Studies during the Cold War

Characterizing Contemporary Strategic Studies

Conclusion

2 Studying Concepts as Fashions

Introducing Interpretivism to Strategic Studies

The Fashion Lifecycle

Comparing Case Studies

3 The Rise and Fall of Revolution in Military Affairs'

The Theorization of the RMA

Institutionalization as Defence Policy

Diffusion and Institutionalization in the Academic Debate

Increasing Challenges and the Transformation' Rebranding

Decline

4 The Rise and Fall of 'Counterinsurgency'

The Rebirth of Counterinsurgency

Institutionalization as Military Doctrine

Diffusion in Academia

Challenges and Decline

5 The Rise and Fall of 'Hybrid Warfare'

The Theorization of 'Hybrid Warfare'

Institutionalization as Defence Concept

Increasing Challenges

6 Fashionable Concepts as Systemic Phenomenon

Dynamics of Fashionability

Fashionable Concepts and Strategic Studies' Understanding of War

Appendix: Data Collection

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-897235-0

9780198972358

OCLC:

1568111424