Stephen G Brooks

The Political Economy of Security

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Produktbeschreibung

The complex and multifaceted relationship between economic factors and conflict In this book, Stephen Brooks provides a systematic empirical and theoretical examination of how economic factors influence security affairs. Empirically, he analyzes how economic variables of all kinds affect interstate war, terrorism, and civil war; in total, sixteen pathways are examined. Brooks shows that the relationship between economic factors and conflict is complex and multifaceted; discrete economic factors—such as international trade, economic development, and globalized manufacturing, to name a few—are sometimes helpful for promoting peace and stability, but at other times are detrimental. Brooks also develops a stronger theoretical foundation for guiding future research on the economics-security interaction. Drawing on Adam Smith, he provides a more complete range of answers to the three key conceptual questions analysts must consider: how economic goals relate to security goals; what economic factors to focus on; and how economic actors influence security policies. Combining an innovative theoretical understanding with empirical rigor, Brooks’s account will reshape our understanding of the political economy of security.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9780691226590
• ISBN-10: 0691226598
• Artikelnr.: 73851363

Autorenporträt

Stephen G. Brooks is professor of government at Dartmouth. He has written four other books, including Producing Security (Princeton).