The Culture of national security

Review A pioneering work, the first to try to marry constructivist approaches to security studies. . . . I would be surprised if this book doesn't become part of a new canon in international relations theory. -- Ted Hopf University of Michigan, Ann Arbor No future discussion in international relations theory can ignore the contributions of this approach and no serious theoretical study will be complete without numerous citations to this edited volume. -- Choice Product Description Thirteen articles are the result of a project designed to expose scholars of national security to different intellectual climates at different universities. Working from accepted theories including realist, post-modern, cultural, and rational choice approaches which have proven inadequate for analysis of a world in rapid change, contributors offer alternative perspectives on national security. The articles are divided into chapters on norms and national security; identity and national security; and implications and conclusions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.