Regional clustering of peace and security

Bibliographic Data

ID12734101
AuthorsRodrigo Tavares (0000-0001-5276-1408, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume21
Issue2
Pages153-164
Publication date2009-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Change Peace & Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-1158 • E-ISSN: 1478-1166
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14781150902872000
OpenAlexW2074236053
LanguageEN
Citations received2

The aim of this article is to comprehend how peace and security cluster at the regional level. In a globalized and interconnected world, each polity engages in a wide range of different relationships with other polities. Peace and security embody one of these relationships, since to feel secure or to be in peace entails managing a relationship with the ‘other’. This article is divided in three parts. First, it briefly assesses classical theories of regional security in order to detect some of their shortcomings and to propose an alternative path. Second, it breaks down the concept of regional security in order to pinpoint two different (albeit sequential) empirical manifestations of regional security: regional violence-insecurity and regional peace-security. This dichotomy is associated to the passive and active components of peace and security. Third, the article describes the different paths that lead to the regionalization of peace and security (in its dual dimension)

Dimension (graph theory · Economics · International security · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Polity · Security community · Security studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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