Security, Identity and Interests: A Sociology of International Relations

by Bill McSweeney

The study of security has been dominated for four decades by a scientific perspective that has been under attack since the end of the Cold War. In this book, Bill McSweeney discusses the inadequacy of this approach and criticizes the most recent attempts to surmount it. Drawing on contemporary trends in sociology, he develops a theory of the international order within which the idea of security takes on a broader range of meaning, inviting a more interpretive approach to understanding the concept and formulating security policy.

Genres: International Relations

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 1995

Reviews

[Mayim de Vries · Rating 2 out of 5]

No. Most definitely no. I will never be friends with Bill. In hindsight, his theorising proves to be as intricate as it is obscure.