How is the idea of "security" used?

[jazds]

How is the idea of "security" used by the state / establishment interests?

I thought I would ask this question as I'm interested in pondering different views other then those found in text books! I look forward to reading some intelligent analysis.

I think this is relevent to the debate.

[David Rose]

Hi,

I've done a Masters in International Security and I'm still not sure.

Absolutely, security is an idea ... not an objective reality. Security is a social construction / a speech act / a value ...used for a particular group to create boundaries and borders to further their own interests.

Check out: Security: a new framework for analysis
By Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver, Jaap de Wilde

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j4BGr-Elsp8C&printsec=frontcover&dq =Ole+Waever,+Jaap+De+Wilde&source=bl&ots=bLsgrZ3z57&sig=b0uZEheN-KWT2R 2x10K3_Ux7Zdc&hl=en&ei=CAaMS-7vEMWOjAfzpPyGDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=r esult&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ole%20Waever%2C%20Jaap%20De %20Wilde&f=false

cheers

David