Security, identity, and interests : a sociology of international relations /
McSweeney, Bill.
Security, identity, and interests : a sociology of international relations / Bill McSweeney. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 69 . - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 69. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-237) and index.
The meaning of security -- pt. 1. Objectivist approaches to international security. Early stages of development. Broadening the concept of security. Identity versus the state -- pt. II. Theorizing security: the turn to sociology. A conceptual discussion. The social constructionist approach. The limits of identity theory. Agency and structure in social theory. Seeing a different world: a reflexive sociology of security -- pt. III. Practising security. Doing security by stealth. Conclusion: Security and moral choice.
In this book, Bill McSweeney discusses the inadequacy of the scientific approach to security and criticizes the most recent attempts to surmount it. Drawing on contemporary trends in sociology, he develops a theory of the international order within which the idea of security takes on a broader range of meaning.
English.
0511007116 (electronic bk.) 9780511007118 (electronic bk.) 0511048815 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780511048814 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780521661775 0521661773 9780521666305 0521666309 9780511491559 (electronic bk.) 0511491557 (electronic bk.) 9780511309847 0511309848 1280420855 9781280420856 0511171994 9780511171994 051114976X 9780511149764 1107118271 9781107118270 (hb) (pbk.)
0521661773 Uk
International relations--Sociological aspects.
Relations internationales--Aspect sociologique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Globalization.
International relations--Sociological aspects.
Internationale Politik
Sicherheitspolitik
Soziologie
Internationale betrekkingen.
Sociologische aspecten.
Relações internacionais (aspectos sociais)
Relations internationales--Aspect sociologique.
Samfundsvidenskab Politologi.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1251 / .M37 1999eb
327.1/01
327
Security, identity, and interests : a sociology of international relations / Bill McSweeney. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 69 . - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 69. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-237) and index.
The meaning of security -- pt. 1. Objectivist approaches to international security. Early stages of development. Broadening the concept of security. Identity versus the state -- pt. II. Theorizing security: the turn to sociology. A conceptual discussion. The social constructionist approach. The limits of identity theory. Agency and structure in social theory. Seeing a different world: a reflexive sociology of security -- pt. III. Practising security. Doing security by stealth. Conclusion: Security and moral choice.
In this book, Bill McSweeney discusses the inadequacy of the scientific approach to security and criticizes the most recent attempts to surmount it. Drawing on contemporary trends in sociology, he develops a theory of the international order within which the idea of security takes on a broader range of meaning.
English.
0511007116 (electronic bk.) 9780511007118 (electronic bk.) 0511048815 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780511048814 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780521661775 0521661773 9780521666305 0521666309 9780511491559 (electronic bk.) 0511491557 (electronic bk.) 9780511309847 0511309848 1280420855 9781280420856 0511171994 9780511171994 051114976X 9780511149764 1107118271 9781107118270 (hb) (pbk.)
0521661773 Uk
International relations--Sociological aspects.
Relations internationales--Aspect sociologique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Globalization.
International relations--Sociological aspects.
Internationale Politik
Sicherheitspolitik
Soziologie
Internationale betrekkingen.
Sociologische aspecten.
Relações internacionais (aspectos sociais)
Relations internationales--Aspect sociologique.
Samfundsvidenskab Politologi.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1251 / .M37 1999eb
327.1/01
327