Research Methods in Critical Security Studies, 2nd Edition

42 Emerging trends

Mark B. Salter, Philippe M. Frowd and Can E. Mutlu

DOI: 10.4324/9781003108016-49

Introduction

As we began work on a second edition of this book, a recurring theme in our editorial discussions was how we could account for the expansion and maturation of the field of critical security studies (CSS). Three decades on since the original articulations of CSS, this literature can no longer be seen as constituting an emerging field. Our encounters with the field during most of the last decade make us optimistic about the prospects for institutionalizing and expanding it without losing its critical tools and political potential. While the first edition of this book focused on the novelty of accounting for specific “turns” in the ...