Contemporary European Security
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Contemporary European Security

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Contemporary European Security

About this book

Contemporary European Security explores the complex European security architecture and introduces students to the empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches to studying the subject. Written by experts in each subfield, it addresses key topics within the wider strategic context of international security.

Presenting traditional and critical debates to illuminate this ever-changing field it addresses specifically:

  • European security since 2000 and the end of the Cold War.



  • The evolution of International Relations theories in understanding security in Europe.



  • The role of NATO in the post-war period and its strategy, impact and enlargement.



  • The institutionalisation of the CSCE and the political tensions within the OSCE.



  • The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy and recent policy initiatives in defence.



  • Feminist conceptions of European security.



  • European military innovation.



  • Security challenges in the post-Soviet space and the growing instability in the Middle East and North Africa.



  • The emergence of human security.



  • Internal and societal security.



This essential textbook will be of key interests to students and scholars of European Security, Security and Military studies, Strategic Studies, European Politics and International Relations.

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Yes, you can access Contemporary European Security by David J. Galbreath, Jocelyn Mawdsley, Laura Chappell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of figures
  9. List of tables
  10. List of boxes
  11. List of contributors
  12. Acknowledgements
  13. Chapter 1: A changing security architecture
  14. Chapter 2: From Cold War to European peace
  15. Chapter 3: Contesting approaches to European security
  16. Chapter 4: NATO and the transatlantic community, 1949–2019
  17. Chapter 5: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  18. Chapter 6: European Union
  19. Chapter 7: Internal security
  20. Chapter 8: Europe and the human security agenda
  21. Chapter 9: Gendering European security
  22. Chapter 10: New threats to European security
  23. Chapter 11: Innovating European defence
  24. Chapter 12: European security: where do we go from here?
  25. Index