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Security Communities
Emanual Adler
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Description for Security Communities
Paperback. Argues that international community can exist, and examines the possibilities for peaceful relations between states. Editor(s): Adler, Emanuel; Barnett, Michael. Series Editor(s): Smith, Steve; Biersteker, Thomas; Brown, Chris; Cerny, Phil; Danchev, Alex; Grieco, Joseph M.; Groome, John; Higgott, Richard A. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 484 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; YQSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
This book argues that community can exist at the international level, and that security politics is profoundly shaped by it, with states dwelling within an international community having the capacity to develop a pacific disposition. By investigating the relationship between international community and the possibility for peaceful change, this book revisits the concept first pioneered by Karl Deutsch: 'security communities'. Leading scholars examine security communities in various historical and regional contexts: in places where they exist, where they are emerging, and where they are hardly detectable. Building on constructivist theory, the volume is an important contribution to international ... Read more
This book argues that community can exist at the international level, and that security politics is profoundly shaped by it, with states dwelling within an international community having the capacity to develop a pacific disposition. By investigating the relationship between international community and the possibility for peaceful change, this book revisits the concept first pioneered by Karl Deutsch: 'security communities'. Leading scholars examine security communities in various historical and regional contexts: in places where they exist, where they are emerging, and where they are hardly detectable. Building on constructivist theory, the volume is an important contribution to international ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press England
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521639538
SKU
V9780521639538
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Reviews for Security Communities
"Adler and Barnett have edited the most interesting volume in international relations theory in recent memory. They and their co-authors have made a compelling argument for the role of community in shaping security policy, using a variety of empirical cases to back their theoretical claims. The result is a volume that truly honors the legacy of Karl Deutsch." ... Read more