This article is about those theories that reject "traditional" security theories. For the critical school of security studies associated with Aberystwyth, see Welsh School (security studies).
Defining critical security studies can be difficult due to the wide range of theories involved, meaning that any single definition is likely to exclude works and scholars who would list themselves, or be listed by most scholars as part of the subfield.[2] Due to this, most definitions of critical security studies focus on listing shared components rather than create a single definition. Browning and McDonald argue that critical security studies entails three main components: the first is a rejection of conventional (particularly realist) approaches to security, rejecting or critiquing the theories, epistemology, and implications of realism, such as the total focus on the role of the state when approaching questions of security.[3] The second is that of critically examining the meaning of security and the politics surrounding it, in particular the "function of representations or discourses of security in defining group identity, enabling particular policy or legitimating particular actors as security providers."[4] One such example of this is that of the Copenhagen School and their theory of securitization. The third component, is that of critically examining the ethics and approaches inherent to the study of security.[5] More recent topics of concern include environmental and planetary, health, ontological, border or everyday security. [6]
Uses of the termedit
The term "critical security studies" is most often used to refer to some variation of the above definition of critical security studies, as a subfield of security studies or a set of alternative paradigms within that field. However, it has also been used to refer to a specific strand of approaches within this subfield, which has as its most characteristic element a commitment to emancipatory theory that is not shared by other critical approaches to security.[7] The authors representing this latter view, such as Ken Booth and Richard Wyn Jones, are usually referred to as the Aberystwyth or Welsh School to avoid ambiguity. [8][9]
^ Browning, C. S., & McDonald, M. (2011). The future of critical security studies: Ethics and the politics of security. European Journal of International Relations, 19(2), 238
^Peoples, Vaughan-Williams (2021). Critical security studies: An introduction (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
^ Williams, Paul (2005) 'Critical Security Studies' in International Society and Its Critics, A. Bellamy (ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 135
critical, security, studies, this, article, about, those, theories, that, reject, traditional, security, theories, critical, school, security, studies, associated, with, aberystwyth, welsh, school, security, studies, academic, discipline, within, security, stu. This article is about those theories that reject traditional security theories For the critical school of security studies associated with Aberystwyth see Welsh School security studies Critical security studies CSS is an academic discipline within security studies which draws on critical theory to revise and at times reject the narrow focus of mainstream approaches to security Similarly to the case of critical international relations theory critical security studies encompasses a wide range of theories including but not limited to feminist neo Gramscian Marxist post structuralist postcolonial and queer theory 1 Additionally critical security studies draws from a number of related disciplines such as sociology anthropology and criminology to find alternative routes to approach questions of security Contents 1 Definition 2 Uses of the term 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingDefinition editDefining critical security studies can be difficult due to the wide range of theories involved meaning that any single definition is likely to exclude works and scholars who would list themselves or be listed by most scholars as part of the subfield 2 Due to this most definitions of critical security studies focus on listing shared components rather than create a single definition Browning and McDonald argue that critical security studies entails three main components the first is a rejection of conventional particularly realist approaches to security rejecting or critiquing the theories epistemology and implications of realism such as the total focus on the role of the state when approaching questions of security 3 The second is that of critically examining the meaning of security and the politics surrounding it in particular the function of representations or discourses of security in defining group identity enabling particular policy or legitimating particular actors as security providers 4 One such example of this is that of the Copenhagen School and their theory of securitization The third component is that of critically examining the ethics and approaches inherent to the study of security 5 More recent topics of concern include environmental and planetary health ontological border or everyday security 6 Uses of the term editThe term critical security studies is most often used to refer to some variation of the above definition of critical security studies as a subfield of security studies or a set of alternative paradigms within that field However it has also been used to refer to a specific strand of approaches within this subfield which has as its most characteristic element a commitment to emancipatory theory that is not shared by other critical approaches to security 7 The authors representing this latter view such as Ken Booth and Richard Wyn Jones are usually referred to as the Aberystwyth or Welsh School to avoid ambiguity 8 9 See also edit nbsp Politics portalCritical theory Critical international relations theory Copenhagen School international relations Welsh School security studies International political sociology Postmodernism international relations References edit Browning C S amp McDonald M 2011 The future of critical security studies Ethics and the politics of security European Journal of International Relations 19 2 238 The future of critical security studies 236 The future of critical security studies 236 The future of critical security studies 236 The future of critical security studies 235 Peoples Vaughan Williams 2021 Critical security studies An introduction 3rd ed New York Routledge Williams Paul 2005 Critical Security Studies in International Society and Its Critics A Bellamy ed Oxford Oxford University Press p 135 C A S E collective 2006 Critical Approaches to Security in Europe A Networked Manifesto Security Dialogue 37 4 448 Peoples Vaughan Williams 2021 Critical security studies An introduction 3rd ed New York Routledge p 32 Further reading editKrause K amp Williams M C 1997 Critical security studies Concepts and strategies New York Routledge ISBN 9781857287332 Peoples C amp Vaughan Williams N 2021 Critical security studies An introduction 3rd edition New York Routledge ISBN 9780367224257 Salter M amp Mutlu C E eds 2013 Research methods in critical security studies New York Routledge ISBN 9780415535397 nbsp This political science article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Critical security studies amp oldid 1091673498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
