{"product_id":"ontological-security-in-international-relations-brent-j-steele-9780415772761","title":"Ontological Security in International Relations: Self-Identity and the IR State","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe central assertion of this book is that states pursue social actions to serve self-identity needs, even when these actions compromise their physical existence. Three forms of social action, sometimes referred to as 'motives' of state behaviour (moral, humanitarian, and honour-driven) are analyzed here through an ontological security approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrent J. Steele develops an account of social action which interprets these behaviours as fulfilling a nation-state's drive to secure self-identity through time. The anxiety which consumes all social agents motivates them to secure their sense of being, and thus he posits that transformational possibilities exist in the 'Self' of a nation-state. The volume consequently both challenges and complements realist, liberal, constructivist and post-structural accounts to international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing ontological security to interpret three cases - British neutrality during the American Civil War (1861-1865), Belgium's decision to fight Germany in 1914, and NATO's (1999) Kosovo intervention - the book concludes by discussing the importance for self-interrogation in both the study and practice of international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOntological Security in International Relations\u003c\/em\u003e will be of particular interest to students and researchers of international politics, international ethics, international relations and security studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent J. Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415772761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415772761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Brent J. Steele","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064956596479,"sku":"9780415772761","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b058cbf-3c94-41bc-a755-1ab034e93e98.jpg?v=1768672171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ontological-security-in-international-relations-brent-j-steele-9780415772761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}