Introduction: death and security – the only two certainties
Introduction: death and security – the only two certainties
A theoretical introduction to the book, which outlines the problems with existing treatments of death in International Relations. The chapter uses continental philosophy (especially Heidegger and Bauman) and literature from the sociology of death to articulate a new theory of security – one where security is the ontological counterpoint to death anxiety. Security responds to, and functions to displace, the anxiety of mortality - which would otherwise disrupt the performance of sovereignty.
Keywords: Security, Mortality, Death, Death anxiety, Sociology of Death, Heidegger, Sovereignty
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