{"product_id":"contesting-security-1","title":"Contesting Security","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContesting Security\u003c\/em\u003e investigates to what extent the ‘logic of security’, which underpins securitization, can be contained, rolled back or dismantled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing legitimacy as a cement of security practices, this volume presents a detailed account of the \"logic\" which sustains security in order to develop a novel approach to the relation between security and the policies in which it is engraved. Understanding security as a normative practice, the contributors suggest a nuanced, and richer take on the conditions under which it is possible, advisable or fair to accept or roll back its policies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book comprises four sections, each investigating one specific modality of contesting security practices: resistance, desecuritization, emancipation, and resilience. These strategies are examined, compared and assessed in different political and cultural habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, securitisation theory, social theory, and IR in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239399051608,"sku":"9780415643863","price":204.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415643863_10c3a24f-b7b2-476c-93a8-47ade41861cd.jpg?v=1768466712","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/contesting-security-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}