Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns

In light of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident of 2011 the prospect of including or excluding nuclear power in a low-carbon twenty-first century world is now increasingly critical. It is in this emerging scenario and context that this book presents a full suite of historical, contemporary and pr..

Through an in-depth analysis of the multifaceted manifestations of gender and conflict, this book shows how cognition and behaviour, agency and victimization, are gendered beyond the popular stereotypes. Conflict not only reconfirms social hierarchies and power relations, but also motivates people t..

This title was first published in 2003. Gender and Insecurity addresses various forms of insecurity and details ways in which these might be addressed. Further, it looks at the ways in which immigrant women have themselves tried to fight against insecurity through their own political mobilisation...

Despite the high profile media reporting on sexual violence in the DRC, and the widely publicized responses of the international community, there is still very little real analysis of the real situation of women in the country. This book provides such detailed analysis of gender relations in the DRC..

What exactly constitutes ‘genocide’? How prevalent have instances of genocide been throughout history? How successful have efforts to prevent genocide been? These, and other questions, are addressed in Genocide: The Basics, a concise introduction to the study of the phenomenon of genocide. Case stud..

This volume looks back at the vital influence of weather and geography on naval power in the long age of sail and looks forward to the consequences of the revival of geopolitics in post-Soviet Russia and the space-based field of "astropolitics"...

Highlights the importance of seeing globalisation in political terms, while providing a new security perspective on globalisation and discussing NATO as a risk community...

Contributing to the theoretical and empirical debate on identity, globalization, religious nationalism and (in)security, this book takes an interesting angle on the effects of globalization in India and the problem of identity formation...

This major new study examines the developing practice of universal jurisdiction, as well as the broader phenomenon of "globalizing" justice, and its ramifications...

This new Routledge title sheds light on the diverse themes surrounding this very important issue area in international security...

Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producing country. Oil generates enormous wealth but also extensive and devastating conflict in the country. High Stakes and Stakeholders critically explores the oil conflict in Nigeria, its evolution, dynamics and most significantly, the interplay and consequences of..

Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producing country. Oil generates enormous wealth but also extensive and devastating conflict in the country. High Stakes and Stakeholders critically explores the oil conflict in Nigeria, its evolution, dynamics and most significantly, the interplay and consequences of..