Although computer-based tests (CBT) have been administered for many years, improvements in the speed and power of computers coupled with reductions in their cost have made large-scale computer deliver
This book examines how national security strategies relate to an emerging common European or global vision of security, and to human security ideas.Human security and national security are often regar
The volume offers a feminist security framework as an alternative to militarized state security. It suggests that a more comprehensive concept of what comprises human security holds the greatest possi
Just a decade ago security had little claim to criminological attention. Today a combination of disciplinary paradigm shifts, policy changes, and world political events have pushed security to the for
Drawing on studies from Africa, Asia and South America, This book provides empirical evidence and conceptual explorations of the gendered dimensions of food security. It investigates how food security
This text analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies. It examines national security from two fundamental fault lines--the end of the Cold War and the evolution of con
The right to social security, found in international law and in the constitutions of many nations, contributes to the alleviation of poverty globally. Social security and its articulation as a human r
Responding to security scholars’ puzzling dearth of attention to children and childhoods, the contributors to this volume reveal the ways in which they not only are already present in security discour
The book deals with the complicated relationships between national security and human rights, and between public health and human rights. Its premise is the fact that national security and public heal
The ICMS Handbook is acknowledged as the international standard text for basic security procedures. It was first published asA Basic Guide to Museum Security, and is now fully revised, enlarged and up
Japan has been one of the most important international sponsors of human security, yet the concept has hitherto not been considered relevant to the Japanese domestic context. This book applies the hum
This Handbook will serve as a standard reference guide to the subject of human security, which has grown greatly in importance over the past twenty years.Human security has been part of academic and p
This work seeks to provide a fresh examination of the relationship between religion, identity and security in a globalizing world, arguing that in order to address human security issues we must seek a
This book examines and assesses the main security factors influencing Euro-Mediterranean relations at the start of the twenty-first century. Developing a theoretical framework based on the security co
The concept of human security is a new approach to security that focuses on the individual human being and provides policy alternatives to the traditional state-centred view, which considers the state
This book explores the conditions under which non-state armed groups (NSAGs) participate in post-war security and political governance. The text offers a comprehensive approach to post-war security tr
"This book examines the question of whether justice or security is the primary virtue of 21st-century society. The problem of enhancing security without undermining justice managing risk without under
This book examines the evolution, function, problems and prospects of private security companies in the maritime sector. The private security industry continues to evolve after its renaissance over th
Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Eventsaddresses the impact of 'Mega-Events' – such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup - on wider practices of security and surveillance.
The South Asian security complex refers to security interdependencies between the states in the region, and also includes the effect that powerful external actors, such as China, the US and Russia, an
The European Union (EU) is making strong inroads into areas of security traditionally reserved to states, especially into internal security, or Justice and Home Affairs. The Area of Freedom, Security
This book argues that we can understand and explain the EU as a security and peace actor through a framework of an updated and deepened concept of security governance. It elaborates and develops on th
This book examines Indian foreign policy and security relations in its eastern regional neighbourhood.Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia conducts an in-depth analysis into India’s foreig
The book is a timely investigation into the European security policy dynamic from the perspective of actors engaged in the contentious policy process. Instead of looking at security actors in isolatio
The Security Governance of Regional Organizations assesses the effectiveness of regional organizations as regional or global security providers, and examines how policy preferences, resources, capabil
The Security Governance of Regional Organizations assesses the effectiveness of regional organizations as regional or global security providers, and examines how policy preferences, resources, capabil
The geopolitics of oil and gas have made a spectacular return to the international political agenda. The European Union (EU) has recognized the importance of incorporating energy security more systema
Contemporary security policy is no longer a matter of protecting borders or fighting an identified foreign enemy. With counterterrorism high on the security agenda, private citizens and companies have
Focusing on contemporary challenges, the Routledge Handbook of Security Studiesoffers a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Security Studies, and
Finding broad variation in security environments across the different regions of the world, Stewart-Ingersoll (international studies, American U. of Sharjah, UAE) and Frazier (international security a
The present study analyzes the livelihood security system of contemporary Japan in international comparison from a historical and gender perspective. It posits ‘livelihood security systems’ rather tha
Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events addresses the impact of mega-events – such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup – on wider practices of security and surveillance.
The Organization of European Security Governance investigates what impact the changing nature of security challenges has had on the organization of security governance in Europe. As the most pervasive
While critical security studies largely concentrates on objects of security, this book focuses on the subject position from which ‘securitization’ and other security practices take place.First, it arg
While critical security studies largely concentrates on objects of security, this book focuses on the subject position from which ‘securitization’ and other security practices take place.F
When everyday social situations and cultural phenomena come to be associated with a threat to security, security becomes a value which competes with other values, particularly the right to privacy and
