| ID | 117764 |
| Title Proper | Security, war, violence - the politics of critique |
| Other Title Information | a reply to Barkawi |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aradau, Claudia |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Tarak Barkawi has recently enjoined International Relations and security studies scholars to embark upon a critical study of the phenomenon of war. There is much to agree with in his argument and the idea of 'critical war studies' seems particularly apposite in a world where war and other forms of organised or dispersed violence have become increasingly constitutive of daily life. However, the turn to 'critical war studies' works by silencing disagreements and homogenising the heterogeneity of critical security studies. Instead, I propose a dialogue that brings to the fore the political stakes of a critique of war, security and violence. Not only have security and war been entwined in complex ways, but I argue that they need to be analysed within a continuum of violence that includes insurrections, revolts, revolutions, insurgencies, rebellions, seditions, disobediences, riots and uprisings. |
| `In' analytical Note | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 41, No.1; Sep 2012: p.112-123 |
| Journal Source | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 41, No.1; Sep 2012: p.112-123 |
| Key Words | War ; Security ; Securitisation ; Violence ; Politics ; Critique |