POL101Y1 Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Notes.docx
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Security from external threats and its territorial integrity, political independence and way of life. For realists, the most important challenge has been the military threat posed by foreign states, although revolutionary & secessionist movements, as well as terrorist groups have also considered threats. The threats are not state-centric and military based anymore, and branch on other sources. The study of security is increasingly focused on actors and forces other than the state. States go to war and harm every individual involved. Liberal, neo-marxists and feminists all have contributed to the expansion of security that has been dominated by the realist interpretations of international politics. Constructivists have also made significant contributions to security studies in the form of securitization theory, which emphasizes that security is not an objective term but is constructed through social process. Freedom, safety of their lives, rights, etc: regional security studies more attention devoted to regional security dynamics in.
