TY - BOOK AU - MAUER Victor AU - CAVELTY Myriam Dunn TI - The Routledge handbook of security studies SN - 9780415463614 (hbk) : PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - GLOBAL SECURITY KW - REGIONAL SECURITY KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS KW - SECURITY STUDIES N2 - Substantial guide to current thinking about security. Comprises 44 chapters in four main sections: Part I deals with international relations theories and different conceptions of security; Part II Covers present day security challenges (e.g. terrorism, WMD, failed states, energy, health); Part III addresses regional security (e.g. China, Middle East, Balkans, South Asia); and Part IV considers various responses to security challenges (European Union, alliances, deterrence, coercive diplomacy, peace operations, humantirian interventions, global governance, crisis management) ER -