Inter-paradigmatic concept of security: the U.S. security approach after cold war as a case study

Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics

Dr. Abdol all Ghavam ¹ , Mehdi Vahidi ²

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Received: 2015-07-13 Accepted : 2015-07-13 Published : 2008-10-22

Keywords: National security, international security, realism, liberalism, constructivism, self help, inter subjective, single paradigm security, inter paradigm security,

Abstract :

In the present article we have made a discourse, historical, analytic and paradigm analysis on the concept of security in order to remove its ambiguities in international relations. We have also investigated the transition of historical view point regarding the concept of national and international security through extensive accounts of the transitions of the security concept dated back to the cold war era. Besides, after careful consideration of security paradigm transition ( realism, liberalism, constructivism), we attempted to theorize security both subjectively and objectively in a way to present its conceptual transition in U.S. foreign policy. Underlining the extensive concept of security, the results indicated a need for an inter paradigm study in terms of ontology, epistemnlogy and discourse regarding any analysis and investigation in the area of security.