Contemporary security studies / edited by Alan Collins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Contemporary Security Studies focuses on key theoretical approaches and the critical issues shaping todays global security landscape. It offers a uniquely engaging introduction to security studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. The book is made up of three parts. The first part looks at approaches to security. It has chapters on topics such as realism, liberalism, historical materialism, peace studies, and social constructivism. There are also chapters covering secularization theory and critical studies. This part of the book provides further analysis on gender, postcolonialism, human and nonhuman security, and popular culture. The second part delves deeper into security studies by examining such topics as military, regional, and societal security. It also looks at environmental and economic security, and globalization and development. The third part is about traditional and non-traditional forms of security. This final part examines weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, energy, health, cyber security, and the future of security studies"-- Provided by publisher.