People, States and Fear

People, States and Fear: The National Security Problem in International Relations
Author	Barry Buzan
Language	English
Genre	security studies

People, States and Fear: The National Security Problem in International Relations was a 1983 work by Barry Buzan. It is one of the foundation texts of the Copenhagen School of security studies. A revised edition of the book was published in 1991 as People, States and Fear: An Agenda for International Security Studies in the Post Cold War Era.

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Figures	Barry Buzan Jaap de Wilde Ole Wæver
Key concepts	Securitization Regional Security Complex Theory
Sectors	National security Political security Societal security Economic security Environmental security
Key works	People, States and Fear: The National Security Problem in International Relations (1983) The European Security Order Recast: Scenarios for the Post-Cold War Era (1990) Identity, Migration and the New Security Agenda in Europe (1993) Security: A New Framework for Analysis (1997) Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security (2003)
Related articles	Copenhagen Peace Research Institute

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