Central European Security Challenges: Internal and External Threats to the Region through the Lenses of Contemporary Security Theories
Central European Security Challenges: Internal and External Threats to the Region through the Lenses of Contemporary Security Theories

Author(s): Richard Turcsányi, Jan Daniel
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Central European Security Challenges; Internal and External Threats;
Summary/Abstract: It would be awkward to observe an emotional discussion between Greeks and Spaniards on the meaning of “Southern Europe” or between Dutch and French on the borders of “Western Europe,” Yet the borders and meaning of “Central Europe” have been extremely attractive topics for many intellectuals – and not just from the region itself (see e.g. Sinnhuber 1954; Ash 2001; Drulák – Šabič 2012). Conceptual uncertainties are present on an even larger scale with the second crucial concept of this book – security – which is widely described as essentially “contested” and has brought endless discussions in the fields of security studies, international relations, and political science (see among many others Baldwin 1997; Huysmans 1998; Wolfers 1952).

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