European Security Culture: Language, Theory, Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754675556)

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level. She employs tools from political theory, linguistic analysis and international relations theory to examine the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). Innovative in scope, the volume analyzes whether elaborating a structurationist solution and proposing a discursive syntax of security makes it possible to identify and compare different types of security actors. Providing a comprehensive and objective analysis on the links and implications between the discourse and actual policy of the ESDP, this is essential reading for scholars and researchers in European politics, international relations, security and cultural studies.

Author: Monica Gariup
ISBN-10: 0754675556
ISBN-13: 9780754675556
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2009
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d