The second edition of Contemporary Security Studies builds on the thorough coverage of the first with the inclusion of new chapters. Written by key scholars, the book introduces students to the fast-evolving field of security studies. It covers differing approaches to the study of security; the broadening and deepening of security; and a range of traditional and non-traditional issues that have emerged on the security agenda, ensuring students are provided with a comprehensive insight into all areas of the subject.

The study of international security has undergone dramatic changes since the end of the Cold War. While war and the threat to use force is part of the security equation it is not exclusively so. The subject of security studies encompasses dangers that range from pandemics, such as HIV/AIDS, and the environment degradation through to the more readily associated security concerns of direct violence, such as terrrorism and inter-state armed conflict.

Accessible and easy to use, Contemporary Security Studies is essential reading for all students new to international security.

Contributors:
Alan Collins, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Wales, Swansea
Charles L Glaser, Harris School Faculty, University of Chicago
Patrick Morgan, Department of Political Science, University of California
Christine Agius, School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford
Paul Rogers, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
David Mutimer, Department of Political Science, University of York, Canada
Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
Pauline Kerr, Department of International Relations, Australian National University
Ralf Emmers, RSIS, Singapore
Eric Herring, Department of Politics, University of Bristol
Mike Sheehan, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Wales, Swansea
Richard Jackson, Department of International Politics, University of Aberystwyth
Paul Roe, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Central European University, Hungary
Jon Barnett, SAGES, University of Melbourne
Christopher Dent, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds
Nana Poku, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen
Stan Taylor, Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University
James Wirtz, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
James Lutz, Department of Political Science, Indiana University, Purdue
Brenda Lutz, Department of Political Science, Indiana University, Purdue
Alex Bellamy, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
Doug Stokes, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
Sam Raphael, School of Social Science, University of Kingston
Neil Cooper, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
Joanna Spear, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Stefan Elbe, Department of International Relations and Politics, University of Sussex
Harold Tinkunas, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
Jeanne Giraldo, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
Helen Brocklehurst, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Wales, Swansea
Barry Buza, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics
Ole Wæver, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

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