From realism to emancipation: the role of economic factors in security studies

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that economic factors were subordinated to the realist rationale in the subfield of security studies in almost the entire period of its existence. After the end of the Cold War, the realist shielding that hindered the treatment of economic factors per se in tr...

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Published inRevista brasileira de política internacional Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 9 - 30
Main Author Mielniczuk, Fabiano
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published 01.01.2012
Subjects
Economic affairs
Economic Factors
Emancipation
Freedom
Individuals
International relations theory
International security
Post Cold War Period
Post-Cold War
Realism
Security
State
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that economic factors were subordinated to the realist rationale in the subfield of security studies in almost the entire period of its existence. After the end of the Cold War, the realist shielding that hindered the treatment of economic factors per se in traditional approaches was breached by approaches that considered the individual, and not the State, as the subject of security. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0034-7329
DOI:10.1590/s0034-73292012000100002