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This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject of security studies, with a strong emphasis on the use of case studies. This 3rd edition has been revised and updated for recent developments, with new material on the Ukraine War, China and the covid pandemic.
List of contents
SECTION I: Conceptual and Theoretical 1 Framing a Discipline
2 The Traditional Routes to Security: Realism and Liberalism
3 Challenging Orthodoxy: Critical Security Studies
4 Feminist Security Studies
5 Human Security
6 Constructing Security
7 Reflecting on War and Peace
8 New Wars, Globalisation and Failed States
9 Nuclear Proliferation
10 The International Arms Trade in Conventional Weapons
11 Terrorism
12 Religion and International Conflict
13 Intelligence and Security
14 The Rise of Private Military and Security Companies
15 Environmental Security
16 Crime and Security
17 The Securitization of the LGBTQ+ Community
18 Food Security
19 Pandemics and Security
20 Disasters and Security
21 Migration and Security
22 Cybersecurity
23 The United Nations and Collective Security
24 NATO and Security Alliance Theory
25 Regional Security Organisations
26 The United States: Seeking Security in an Age of Upheaval
27 Russia, the Black Sea Region and Security after the Invasion of Ukraine
28 China and Comprehensive Security
29 Security in Europe: The Triumph of Institution-Building?
30 The Horn of Africa and Great Power Rivalry
31 The Arctic
32 The Middle East and Security
33 Korea
34 Security Perspectives on Latin America
35 Space and Security
36 Conclusion: Where to Next?
About the author
Peter Hough is Professor of International Relations at Middlesex University London, UK, and author of
Understanding Global Security (2023) and
Environmental Security (2022).
Andrew Moran is Professor of Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK, and has published widely on US politics and foreign policy.
Bruce Pilbeam is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK, and author of
Conservatism in Crisis? (2003).
