Prioritization Theory and Defensive Foreign Policy - Systemic Vulnerabilities in International Politics

This book studies systemic vulnerabilities and their impact on states and individual survival. The author theorizes that the structure of the international system is a product of the distribution of capabilities and vulnerabilities across states. States function or behave in terms of these systemic threats. The author examines a number of specific case-studies focusing on military, economic, environmental, political and cyber vulnerabilities, and how different states are impacted by them. Arguing that current attempts to securitize these vulnerabilities through defensive foreign policies are largely failing, the books makes the case for prioritizing economic development and human security. 

Sommario

1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Framework.- 3. State and Power Vulnerability.- 4. Economic Vulnerability.- 5. Environmental and Health Vulnerabilities.- 6. Political Vulnerabilities and Transnational Threats.- 7. Cyber Vulnerability.- 8. Recommendations: Desecuritization, Prioritization and Defensive Foreign Policy.- 9. Think Weak, Act Weak: A Look into State Mentalities.- 10. Conclusion.

Info autore

Hanna Samir Kassab
is Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Michigan University, USA. He is the author of
The Power of Emotion in Politics, Philosophy and Ideology
(2016) and
Weak States in International Relations Theory
(2015) as well as co-editor of
The Obama Doctrine and the Americas
(2016) and
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
(2015).

Riassunto

This book studies systemic vulnerabilities and their impact on states and individual survival. The author theorizes that the structure of the international system is a product of the distribution of capabilities and vulnerabilities across states. States function or behave in terms of these systemic threats. The author examines a number of specific case-studies focusing on military, economic, environmental, political and cyber vulnerabilities, and how different states are impacted by them. Arguing that current attempts to securitize these vulnerabilities through defensive foreign policies are largely failing, the books makes the case for prioritizing economic development and human security. 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hanna Samir Kassab
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9783319480176
• ISBN: 978-3-31-948017-6
• Pagine: 255
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 18 mm x 220 mm
• Peso: 486 g
• Illustrazioni: XVII, 255 p. 13 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; B, Krieg und Verteidigung, Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, Environmental Policy, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, International Relations Theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental Politics, International Security Studies, Security, International, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies