CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Novruzova, Sevinj |
|---|---|
| Title | Ontological Security as Part of Broadening Agenda of Security Studies |
| Summary | Mainly all major theories of international relations rely solely on actor’s rational estimations and calculations on the basis of cost/benefit analysis to explain the cases related to social phenomena, the events of both linked to cooperation and conflict to the extent that they ignore to consider the role of emotions as essential part of human interactions. Approaching the social phenomena through the glances of positivism without considering the intersubjective nature of social world creates a gap in the field of international relations which prevents to explain major cases of the discipline which would be understood better through the study of emotions and in particular, the role of anxiety. By pursuing ontological security pioneered by R.D Laing and later developed by Anthony Giddens as part of social theory, this study deduces that broadening the agenda of security studies and studying it from different perspectives including psychoanalysis will not contradict, but complement, and therefore contribute the field |
| Supervisor | Dr. Paul Roe |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/novruzova_sevinj.pdf |
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