International relations and security in the digital age

251 Pages·2007·1.184 MB·English

by  Johan Eriksson, Giampiero Giacomello

International Relations and
Security in the Digital Age
This book examines the impact of the information revolution on
international and domestic security, attempting to remedy both the
lack of theoretically informed analysis of information security and
the US-centric tendency in the existing literature.
International Relations and Security in the Digital Agecovers a
range of key topics, including: critical infrastructure protection;
privacy issues; international cooperation; cyberterrorism; and
security policy. It aims to analyse the impact of the information
revolution on international and domestic security; examine what
existing international relations theories can say about this
challenge; and discuss how international relations theory can be
developed to better meet this challenge.
The analysis suggests that liberalism’s focus on pluralism,
interdependence and globalization, constructivism’s emphasis on
language, symbols and images (including ‘virtuality’), and some
elements of realist strategic studies (on the specific topic of
information warfare) contribute to a better understanding of

digital-age security.
This book will be of interest to students of security studies,
globalization, international relations and politics and technology.
Johan Eriksson is Associate Professor of Political Science at
Södertörn University College, and Senior Researcher at the
Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden.
Giampiero Giacomello is Assistant Professor of International
Relations in the Department of Politics at the University of
Bologna, Italy.
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International Relations
and Security in the Digital
Age
Edited by Johan Eriksson and
Giampiero Giacomello
First published 2007
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International relations and security in the digital age / edited by
Johan Eriksson and Giampiero Giacomello.
p. cm. – (Routledge advances in international relations and
global politics ; 52)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. International relations–Computer networks. 2. Security,
International–Computer networks. 3. Internet--Political aspects. 4.
Technology and international affairs. 5. Cyberterrorism. I. Eriksson,
Johan, 1967- II.
Giacomello, Giampiero, 1959-
JZ1242.I576 2007
327.10285’4678--dc22
2006025057
ISBN 0-203-96473-X Master e-book ISBN
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This book is dedicated to Emma Michela
and Emil Gunnar