New and critical security and regionalism : beyond the nation state / edited by James J. Hentz, Morten Bøås.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : new regionalism and the 'theory of security studies' / James J. Hentz -- Drowning with neglect? Water security in East Asia and the role of APEC / Ian Taylor -- Humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping as issues for Asia-Pacific security / Derek McDougall -- Environmental security in Latin America and the Caribbean : development, conflict, and democracy / Jeffrey Stark -- Towards a political economy of soldiers in business / Wolf-Christian Paes -- HIV/AIDS and the security sector in the Southern African region / Stefan Elbe -- Civil society and informal regionalism in South Asia : the prospects for peace and human security in the twenty-first century / Fahimul Quadir -- Afghanistan : from buffer state to battleground - to bridge between regions? / Kristian Berg Harpviken -- Security regionalism in Europe and South Asia / Björn Hettne -- 'Whose security?' Comparing security regionalism in West and Southern Africa / Fredrik Söderbaum -- Towards a political economy of regional conflict and cooperation in Middle Africa at the start of the twenty-first century / Timothy M. Shaw -- Conclusion : the task is always to revise / Morten Bøås.