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An introductory chapter notes that this volume offers a different approach to security than the "political realism" approach that emerged during the Cold War & is a static theory that fails to explain how the world really works. The inadequate methodology, regressive assumptions, & narrow agenda of political realism are pointed out to illustrate the many ways it runs counter to human interests. In contrast, critical approaches to international relations are said to provide a more sophisticated & genuinely realistic accounting for phenomena that is both self-reflective & open to change. Critical security studies (CSS) is based on the idea that "security is essentially a derivative concept" that involves rethinking security from the bottom up in ways that deepen & broaden the security studies agenda. The chapters in this volume are organized in relation to three core concepts of CSS: security, community, & emancipation. Taken together, they offer students of security a deeper perspective than what is currently available within more orthodox security studies. J. Lindroth