Mapping security in the Pacific : a focus on context, gender and organisational culture / edited by Sara N. Amin, Danielle Watson, and Christian Girard.
Publisher:
Routledge,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
xiv, 249 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
"This book examines questions about the changing nature of security and insecurity in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Previous discussions of security in the Pacific region have been largely determined by the geo-political interests of the Global North. This volume instead attempts to centre PICs' security interests by focusing on the role of organizational culture, power dynamics, and gender in (in)security processes and outcomes. Mapping Security in the Pacific underscores the multidimensional nature of security, its relationship to local, international, organizational and cultural dynamics, the resistances engendered through various forms of insecurities, and innovative efforts to negotiate gender, context and organizational culture in reducing insecurity and enhancing justice. Covering the Pacific region widely, the volume brings forth context-specific analyses at micro-, meso- and macro-levels, allowing us to examine the interconnections between security, crime and justice, and point to the issues raised for crime and justice studies by environmental insecurity. In doing so, it opens up opportunities to re-think scholarly and policy frames related to security/insecurity about the Pacific. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about the Pacific region and different aspects of security"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Routledge studies in crime and justice in Asia and the Global South
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