Translations of Security - A Framework for the Study of Unwanted Futures

This book scrutinizes how contemporary practices of security have come to rely on many different translations of security, risk, and danger.

List of contents

1. Introduction: translations of security 2. Theorising translation 3. Translations across disciplines and professions 4. Translations across cultures 5. Translations across scales 6. Conclusion: analysing translations of security

About the author

Trine Villumsen Berling is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).
Ulrik Pram Gad is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).
Karen Lund Petersen is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Professor II at Stavanger University, Norway.
Ole Wæver is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and is the founder of CAST (Centre for Advanced Security Theory) and CRIC (Research Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts).

Summary

This book scrutinizes how contemporary practices of security have come to rely on many different translations of security, risk, and danger.

Product details

• Authors: Ulrik Pram Gad, Gad Ulrik Pram, Karen Lund Petersen, Lund Petersen Karen, Trine Villumsen Berling, Trine (Diis Villumsen Berling, Ole Wæver
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032007151
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200715-1
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge New Security Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Military engineering