英文摘要 |
The study of security is central to the study of international relations; it has deep relations with the development of international relations theory. Being Inter-disciplinary in nature, security study not only encompasses the historical, economic, cultural, and psychological dimensions, but includes the military, political, legal, and technological components. Contrasting with peace studies, it overlappes with or draws inspiration from a varied fields of study, such as jurisprudence, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, politics, but was distinguished from them by its central emphasis with the issue of peace and conflict. The main purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between the security studies and peace studies. The authors argue that the connection between the security studies and peace studies is like siamese twins during certain times and just like fraternal twins during other times. The authors analyze the evolution of security studies and peace studies, the concepts of security and peace, the meanings of security and peace, the strong interrelationship and suggest a framework for achieving security and peace. Pointing out the distinguishable twin-like features that the security and peace studies were thought to have, the authors argue the emergence of a new era in research where the two fields exhibit the embedded relationship and common destiny features of Siamese Twins. In the new thinking, the authors argue, Security Studies encompasses peace studies and security without peace or vice versa is futile. |