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Spaces of Global Security: Beyond Methodological Nationalism

Adamson, Fiona

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The changing political and social meanings of space under conditions of advanced globalization point to the need to analyze security – or the deployment and management of violence -- as a socio-spatial practice. This article draws attention to the “methodological nationalist” bias that has traditionally characterized mainstream security studies, and discusses its effect on how security issues are studied and conceptualized. Building on insights from political geography and sociology, the article makes the case for a “spatial turn” in the field. It discusses how a socio-spatial approach can help make sense of evolving state security practices, and presents examples of non-national spaces of security -- including cities, cyberspace and the global polity. Such spaces are increasingly objects of security practices, but the implications of this remain largely under-theorized in security studies.

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Adamson, F. Spaces of Global Security: Beyond Methodological Nationalism. Journal of Global Security Studies, 1(1), 19-35. https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogv003

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Feb 5, 2016
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2016
Publicly Available Date Apr 14, 2016
Journal Journal of Global Security Studies
Print ISSN 2057-3189
Electronic ISSN 2057-3170
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 1
Pages 19-35
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogv003
Keywords space, cities, cyberspace, globalization, methodological nationalism, socio-spatial, security practices

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