Abstract
Security as a central concept in International Relations discipline is strongly related with the existence and survival. That broader understanding becomes the initial point of discussions and inquires about what is to be secured and how it can be secured. In fundamental level, those questions moved the concept of security towards meta-theoretical discussions in International Relations. After those meta-theoretical discussions, a general acceptance has been reached on the reference object of security as the security of humans and states within Security Studies. In different terms, the emphases over those objects and their priority in the security studies have differed. In general, that change in the object of security studies has been parallel with developments and turning points in discussions over International Relations theory. In this study, the main aim is to discover the effect of constructivist turn in International Relations theory to the security studies through analyzing new concepts, variables and methods, such as identity and perception.
Highlights
After the constructivist turn in International Relations theory which took place in 1980s, the identity and security became complementary factors (Jarvis & Holland, 2015: p. 51)
The main aim is to discover the effect of constructivist turn in International Relations theory to the security studies through analyzing new concepts, variables and methods, such as identity and perception
These traditional theories became challenged in post-cold war period and after the discussions on constructivism became popular in academics
Summary
After the constructivist turn in International Relations theory which took place in 1980s, the identity and security became complementary factors (Jarvis & Holland, 2015: p. 51). In addition security with relatively state-centred view, attaches importance to non-material facts and variety of security such as identity, culture, shared beliefs and understanding threat perception based on that kind of unobservable critical concepts Security studies have progressed through two different schools, and through critiquing the first state-centered traditional school, some scholars of critical security studies give priority to humans for those scholars, the reference object of security studies are individuals Which individuals are the objects of security and what do they demand as for producing their security?
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