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'', co-authored by (PAIS) and Columba Peoples (University of Bristol), introduces readers to the sub-field through a detailed yet accessible survey of evolving approaches and key issues.

The book is divided into two main parts. The first part, ‘Approaches’, surveys the newly extended and contested theoretical terrain of critical security studies: Critical Theory, Feminism and gender theory, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism and Securitization theory. The second part, ‘Issues’, then illustrates these various theoretical approaches against the backdrop of a diverse range of issues in contemporary security practices, from environmental, human and homeland security to border security, technology and warfare, and the War against Terrorism.

This new edition contains two new chapters on ‘Constructivism’ and ‘Health’ and has been fully revised and updated.

Reviews of the Second Edition:

"I use Critical Security Studies as a required reading for my courses in Paris and London — it is in my view the best introduction to the topic and this second edition is very welcome" -- Didier Bigo, Sciences-Po, Paris

"Combining breadth and accessibility with cutting-edge contributions, the second edition of this book provides an excellent overview of critical security studies today" -- Michael C. Williams, University of Ottawa

"This second edition gives us a most welcome update of what remains a key introduction to critical security studies. It is great to see the most recent developments in this vibrant field of research included" -- Jef Huysmans, Open University

"The book is more than an introduction to the field - it is an injunction to rethink the political-theoretical underpinnings in critical approaches and take the debates further" -- Claudia Aradau, King's College London

Further information about the book can be accessed from the publisher’s website here:

The Great Transformation, by Karl Polanyi, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The economic historian’s great work holds a compelling and alternative understanding of the economic and financial crises affecting the economy today. , and explain why The Great Transformation is a great alternative to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, Karl Marx or Friedrich Hayek.

Dr , Associate Professor in PAIS, gave a talk at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo in Canada on Friday, September 19. In the talk, entitled Weapon of Choice: Barack Obama and the Seductive Nature of Drone Warfare, Trevor argued that the allegedly "cost-free" nature of using drones for the targeted killing of alleged terrorists makes them an extremely attractive weapon for the Obama administration, garners widespread public support in the US, and makes it more likely that the war against terrorism will be a perpetual war. Trevor was in Waterloo as part of a PAIS delegation finalising arrangements for a new Double Masters in Politics and Global Governance with the Balsillie School. The new programme will launch in 2015 and enable students to study for a year in 糖心TV and a year in Waterloo.

PAIS has made significant gains moving up to 7th in the rankings in Politics in the Times’ and Sunday Times’ Good University Guide 2015 league table.

The University of 糖心TV was named as the University of the Year 2015 and achieved an overall ranking of 8th in the UK.

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Much of our rise is due to improved NSS scores this year. The more we maintain and boost already strong scores in research, entry standards and graduate prospects, amongst others, the more we can further climb the league table

Demonstrating a strong PAIS research focus on emerging areas, Volume 35 (2014) of the high-profile international journal Third World Quarterly, which is well into its fourth decade of publishing scholarship and policy-related articles in international studies, showcases four very distinctive articles by PAIS members including:

Peter Ferdinand, ‘Rising powers at the UN: an analysis of the voting behaviour of BRICS in the General Assembly’, 35, Issue 3, pages 376-91.

Dominic Kelly and Charalampos Efstathopoulos (formerly a doctoral candidate supervised by Dominic and now Lecturer in the Dept. of International Politics, Aberystwyth University), ‘India, developmental multilateralism and the Doha ministerial conference’, 35, Issue 6, pages 1066-81.

Shaun Breslin, ‘Financial transitions in the PRC: banking on the state? 35, Issue 6, pages 996-1013.

Peter Burnell, ‘International support for action on climate change and democracy: exploring complementarities’, in 35, Issue 7, pp.1216-38.