18: International Security

Cameron G. Thies, University of Iowa, cameron-thies@uiowa.edu

The relationship between international security and representation has a complicated history in both theory and practice. The program organizers’ call for a renewal in the study of representation draws our attention back to the tensions between the demands leaders face in the pursuit of security on the international level and those they face at the domestic level from organized societal interests, intra-governmental actors, and the citizenry. This division welcomes papers, panels and roundtables on all topics of international security, but I particularly encourage submissions that engage the theme of representation. Issues of representation in the realm of international security also suggest, or perhaps even require, the exploration of intersections with other subfields, such as foreign policy, international political economy, conflict processes, human rights, comparative politics, and so on. Innovative theoretical and empirical work that addresses these connections, as well as normative work on security and representation is especially encouraged.