Security Studies – Emmanuel-Pierre Guittet

Questions of Methods: How to Do Critical Security Studies?

Critical security studies has not escaped from the renewed interest in methodology which has swept across International Relations and, more generally, the social sciences in recent years. Yet, is there a particular methodological approach which meets the critical imperative of this field of study? This special issue of Cultures & Conflits aims to open up a dialogue on methodological practices as they are put to the test and “methodological bricolage” as a source, obstacle, and space for the development of a refined, insured, and engaged critique within security studies.