The politics of security has long been a central concern of the field of international relations, exemplified by the attention paid to this by influential realist theorists. Consider the work of Kenneth Waltz as an example of such a realist perspective on security. How might this state-centric view be challenged by – and defended against – arguments for (i) the relevance of broader social and cultural factors, including the broader, more or less direct, effects of realist theory itself, (ii) the impact of various dimensions of social, cultural and political change, including new technologies, and the emergence of new vulnerabilities and concerns?
NOTE: Most of the discussion would be drawn from required readings which I can provide. Writer can include other cources too.
