| ID | 101481 |
| Title Proper | Security must be defended - Or, the survival of security |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shah, Nisha |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Buzan & Hansen (2009) point to the role of historical claims in constituting disciplinary identities. Examining their intellectual history, this article evaluates how their use of an evolution metaphor establishes 'history' and how this history makes 'security' and 'security studies' intelligible. The article demonstrates that although Buzan & Hansen establish International Security Studies as being comprised of diverse theoretical approaches, they do so with a model of history that sanctions a realist conception of security. More broadly, Buzan & Hansen compel an exploration of the tensions between history and genealogy in security studies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 41, No. 6; Dec 2010: p631-638 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 41, No. 6; Dec 2010: p631-638 |
| Key Words | History ; Genealogy ; Security Studies ; Evolution ; Discourse |