The European Rupture: The Defence Sector in Transition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858985447 ISBN 13: 9781858985442

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

The European Rupture focuses on the consequences of the end of the Cold War for defence sectors in Europe. It offers a theoretical framework supported by country case studies from both Western Europe and formerly centrally planned economies.

The discussion in the first part of the book analyses the connection between security and the Cold War economy, arguing that the defence sector profoundly shaped the technological development and industrial and social policy in both East and West. It considers some of the issues that have to be confronted in the transition periods, focusing on the new challenges to our perceptions of security, changes in technology and problems of defence conversion. The final part considers the need for new institutional arrangements and how these have to be constructed in order to re-establish a system of international security and economic regulation. It proposes that there should be a shift away from national or bloc security policies towards a more internationalist security policy, and appropriate measures of economic adjustment, especially defence conversion.

This book will be of special interest to academics and students interested in European studies, international affairs, international policy and policymakers.

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About the Author

Edited by Mary Kaldor, Jean Monnet Reader in Contemporary European Studies, Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, UK and Geneviève Schméder, Professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris, France

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858985447
• ISBN 13: 9781858985442
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Kaldor Mary, Schméder Geneviève