Floyd, Rita and Croft, Stuart. (2011) European non-traditional security theory : from theory to practise. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, Vol.3 (No.2). pp. 152-179. ISSN 1948-9145

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Abstract

Debate about the nature of security has flourished in many parts of the world since before the end of the Cold War. Throughout that time, Europe has proved to be a major focus for research in what has been termed non-traditional – in some ways, non-American – security studies. Ours is not an argument about ownership: one can find non-traditional security studies globally, yet there has been a consistency to the development of non-traditional theorizing in Europe, often facilitated by research grants from bodies such as the European Union. With 'securitization theory', 'emancipation theory' and 'insecuritization theory' three theories have developed in particular. Whilst much has been written about the theoretical details of each of these theories their empirical applications remains comparatively scant. Informed by the beliefs that a) only empirical applications will solve some of the theoretical dilemmas inherent to each theory, and b) that the utility of theory can ultimately only be assessed through practical application, our aim in this essay is to animate scholars to apply these theories to empirical research.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Security, International -- Europe -- Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Geopolitics, History, and International Relations
Publisher:	Addleton Academic Publishers
ISSN:	1948-9145
Date:	2011
Volume:	Vol.3
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	28
Page Range:	pp. 152-179
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7), British Academy (BA)
Grant number:	225722 (FP7)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/48000

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