Security Studies is the most comprehensive textbook available on security studies.

Comprehensively revised for the new edition including new chapters on Polarity, Culture, Intelligence, and the Academic and Policy Worlds, it continues to give students a detailed overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes and most significant issues within security studies.

• Part 1 explores the main theoretical approaches currently used within the field from realism to international political sociology.
• Part 2 explains the central concepts underpinning contemporary debates from the security dilemma to terrorism.
• Part 3 presents an overview of the institutional security architecture currently influencing world politics using international, regional and global levels of analysis.
• Part 4 examines some of the key contemporary challenges to global security from the arms trade to energy security.
• Part 5 discusses the future of security.

Security Studies provides a valuable teaching tool for undergraduates and MA students by collecting these related strands of the field together into a single coherent textbook.

Contributors:Richard J. Aldrich, Deborah D. Avant, Sita Bali, Michael N. Barnett, Alex J. Bellamy, Didier Bigo, Pinar Bilgin, Ken Booth, Barry Buzan, Stuart Croft, Simon Dalby, John S. Duffield, Colin Elman, Louise Fawcett, Lawrence Freedman, James M. Goldgeier, Fen Osler Hampson, William D. Hartung, Michael Jensen, Adam Jones, Danielle Zach Kalbacher, Stuart J. Kaufman, Michael T. Klare, Peter Lawler, Matt McDonald, Colin McInnes, Cornelia Navari, Michael Pugh, Paul R. Pillar, Srinath Raghavan, Paul Rogers, Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu, Joanna Spear, Caroline Thomas,　Thomas G. Weiss, Nicholas J. Wheeler, Sandra Whitworth, Paul D. Williams, Phil Williams and Frank C. Zagare.

1. Introduction Paul D. Williams  Part 1: Theoretical Approaches  2. Realisms Colin Elman and Michael Jensen  3. Liberalisms Cornelia Navari  4. Game Theory Frank C. Zagare  5. Constructivisms Matt McDonald  6. Peace Studies Peter Lawler  7. Critical Theory Pinar Bilgin  8. Feminisms Sandra Whitworth  9. International Political Sociology Didier Bigo  Part 2: Key Concepts  10. Uncertainty Ken Booth and Nicholas J. Wheeler  11. Polarity Barry Buzan  12. Culture Michael N. Barnett 13. War Paul D. Williams  14. Coercion Lawrence Freedman and Srinath Rhagavan  15. Terrorism Paul Rogers  16. Intelligence Richard J Aldrich  17. Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Adam Jones  18. Ethnic Conflict Stuart J. Kaufman    19. Human Security Fen Osler Hampson  20. Poverty Caroline Thomas  21. Climate Change and Environmental Security Simon Dalby  22. Health Colin McInnes  Part 3: Institutions  23. Alliances John Duffield  24. Regional Institutions Louise Fawcett  25. The United Nations Thomas G. Weiss and Danielle Zach Kalbacher  26. Peace Operations Michael Pugh  27. The Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regime W. Pal Sidhu  28. Private Security Companies Deborah Avant  Part 4: Contemporary Challenges  29. International Arms Trade William D. Hartung  30. Counterterrorism Paul R. Pillar  31. Counterinsurgency Joanna Spear  32. The Responsibility to Protect Alex J. Bellamy  33. Transnational Organized Crime Phil Williams  34. Population Movements Sita Bali  35. Energy Security Michael T. Klare  Part 5: Conclusions 36. The Academic and Policy Worlds James M Goldgeier  37.What Future for Security Studies? Stuart Croft