Critical Security in the Asia-Pacific - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719073049 ISBN 13 : 9780719073045

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2007

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the wake of 9/11, the Asian crisis and the 2004 tsunami, traditional analytical frameworks are increasingly unable to explain how individuals and communities are rendered insecure, or advance individual, global or environmental security. In the Asia-Pacific, the accepted wisdom of realism has meant that analyses rarely move beyond the statist, militarist and exclusionary assumptions that underpin traditional realpolitik. This innovative new book challenges these limitations and addresses the missing problems, people and vulnerabilities of the Asia-Pacific region. It also turns a critical eye on traditional interstate strategic dynamics. Critical security in the Asia-Pacific applies both a critical theoretical approach that interrogates the deeper assumptions underpinning security discourses, and a human-centred policy approach that focuses on the security, welfare and emancipation of individuals and communities. Leading Asia-Pacific researchers combine to apply these frameworks to the most pressing issues in the region, from the Korean peninsula to environmental change, Indonesian conflict, the war on terror and the plight of refugees. The result is a sophisticated and accessible account of often-neglected realities of marginalization in the region, and a compelling argument for the empowerment and security of the most vulnerable.

Revue de presse :

'Critical security in the Asia-Pacific challenges us to look beyond the available scholarship on Asia-Pacific regional security. Its claims about what constitute core security issues in the region, what is missing from existing analyses, and how to move forward are sure to provoke healthy disagreement and debate among Asian security experts about the state of their art'.' --Amitav Acharya, Professor of International Affairs, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719073049
• ISBN 13: 9780719073045
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320