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Call for Papers Journal of Regional Security Regions and Powers: The Present and Future of Regional Security

y Complex Theory Rationale: Over the course of the past decade there is a growing interest in regional security studies particularly thanks to the work done by Barry Buzan and Ole Wver. Their influential work Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security published in 2003 represents the most authoritative account of the Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT) to date. Since threats travel more easily over short distances than over long ones the authors posited that international security dynamics clusters into distinct regional security complexes. They are defined as a set of units whose major processes of securitization, desecuritization, or both are so interlinked that their security problems cannot reasonably be analysed or revolved apart from one another (p.44). Over the years, their book informed a great number of theoretical and empirical discussions. Ten years on, its time to take stock of the scope and perspectives of the debate generated by this highly influential book. Journal of Regional Security invites contributions that address RSCT from various theoretical and multidisciplinary perspectives. Specific topics that we are interested in are: - The role of external region-builders - Regional identity and common memories - RSCT and energy security - New empirical applications of RSCT - Regional and human security - The status of the state in RSCT - New regionalism and RSCT - Level-of-analysis problem and RSCT - Globalization and regionalization of security Manuscripts should be submitted to jrs@fpn.bg.ac.rs by 1 May 2014 at the latest. Guidelines for authors can be downloaded at http://www.bezbednost.org/BCSP/2206/Journal-of-Regional-Security.shtml About Journal of Regional Security: The Journal of Regional Security (former Western Balkans Security Observer) is an open access peer-reviewed journal specializing in the field of regional security studies. It was established in 2006 by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and since 2012 has been co-published with the Faculty of Political Sciences/University of Belgrade. Subject areas include: security communities, regional security complexes, regional security sector reform and governance, security regimes, regional conflicts, security integration, region-building and comparative regional security research. For more info about the journal and editorial board, current or past issues see: http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/publicationdetails.aspx?publicationid=d8a76fe4-af3f4beb-999a-46e89a9496fc

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