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Political Science

The Political Economy of Security

The complex and multifaceted relationship between economic factors and conflict

Hardcover

Price:
$100.00/拢84.00
ISBN:
Published:
Mar 3, 2026
Copyright:
2020
Pages:
256
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Illus:
3 b/w illus. 10 tables.

In this book, Stephen Brooks provides a systematic empirical and theoretical examination of how economic factors influence security affairs. Empirically, he analyzes how economic variables of all kinds affect interstate war, terrorism, and civil war; in total, sixteen pathways are examined. Brooks shows that the relationship between economic factors and conflict is complex and multifaceted; discrete economic factors鈥攕uch as international trade, economic development, and globalized manufacturing, to name a few鈥攁re sometimes helpful for promoting peace and stability, but at other times are detrimental. Brooks also develops a stronger theoretical foundation for guiding future research on the economics-security interaction. Drawing on Adam Smith, he provides a more complete range of answers to the three key conceptual questions analysts must consider: how economic goals relate to security goals; what economic factors to focus on; and how economic actors influence security policies.

Combining an innovative theoretical understanding with empirical rigor, Brooks鈥檚 account will reshape our understanding of the political economy of security.