The concept of security before and after September 11

(1) The Contested Concept of Security Steve Smith: The main theme underlying this paper is the contention that 'security' is "an essentially contested concept". The article attempts an overview of the current debates shaping the subfield of 'sec...

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Main Author:	Smith, Steve
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Working Paper
Published:	2009
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90739 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4423
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-907392020-11-01T08:47:58Z The concept of security before and after September 11 Smith, Steve S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism (1) The Contested Concept of Security Steve Smith: The main theme underlying this paper is the contention that 'security' is "an essentially contested concept". The article attempts an overview of the current debates shaping the subfield of 'security studies'. Six main 'schools of thought' are examined in turn to demonstrate how each of these 'schools' challenge and contest the traditional agenda of 'security studies' by attempting to both widen and deepen the concept of 'security'. The last section concludes by examining the value of engaging in such debates on widening and deepening the term 'security' for international politics in our present age. 2009-02-05T09:32:40Z 2019-12-06T17:53:05Z 2009-02-05T09:32:40Z 2019-12-06T17:53:05Z 2002 2002 Working Paper Smith, S. (2002). The concept of security before and after September 11. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 23). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90739 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4423 RSIS Working Papers ; 023/02 Nanyang Technological University 32 p. application/pdf
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description	(1) The Contested Concept of Security Steve Smith: The main theme underlying this paper is the contention that 'security' is "an essentially contested concept". The article attempts an overview of the current debates shaping the subfield of 'security studies'. Six main 'schools of thought' are examined in turn to demonstrate how each of these 'schools' challenge and contest the traditional agenda of 'security studies' by attempting to both widen and deepen the concept of 'security'. The last section concludes by examining the value of engaging in such debates on widening and deepening the term 'security' for international politics in our present age.
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The concept of security before and after September 11

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