Global Governance and the New Wars

Global Governance and the New Wars
Author: Mark R. Duffield
Publisher: Zed Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2001-06-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"This book examines the nature of today's internal and regionalized conflicts, together with the systems of global governance that have emerged in response to them. The widespread commitment among donor governments and aid agencies to conflict resolution and social reconstruction indicates that war is now part of development discourse. The very notion of development, the author argues, has been radicalized in the process, and now requires the direct transformation of Third World societies. This radicalization is closely associated with the redefinition of security. Because conflict is understood as stemming from a developmental malaise, underdevelopment itself is now seen as a source of instability." "The author argues, however, that transforming the social systems of developing countries is beyond the ability and legitimacy of individual governments in the North. As a result, governments, NGOs, security forces, private companies and UN agencies have all become part of an emerging and complex system of global governance. The aim is to secure stability on the borders of ordered society where the world encounters the violence of the new wars." "This book represents contribution to our understanding of modern conflict and the difficulties of effective engagement. Together with practitioners and policymakers seeking a challenging interpretation of their work, the book will be of direct interest to students and scholars in the fields of international security, political economy, political theory and development studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Global Governance and the New Wars

Global Governance and the New Wars
Author: Mark Duffield
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2014-02-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1780329822

In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse. Aid agencies have become increasingly involved in humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution and the social reconstruction of war-torn societies. Duffield explores the consequences of this growing merger of development and security, unravelling the nature of the new wars and the response of the international community, in particular the new systems of global governance that are emerging as a result. An essential work for anyone studying, interested in, or working in development or international security.

New & Old Wars

New & Old Wars
Author: Mary Kaldor
Publisher: Polity
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2006
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0745638643

Deals with the implications of 'the new wars' in the post 9-11 world. This work shows how old war thinking in Iraq has greatly exacerbated what is the archetypal new war - with insurgency, chaos and the occupying forces' lack of direction prescient of a different kind of conflict emerging in the 21st Century.

International Law and New Wars

International Law and New Wars
Author: Christine Chinkin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 611
Release: 2017-04-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107171210

Examines the difficulties in applying international law to recent armed conflicts known as 'new wars'.

Global Governance and the New Wars

Global Governance and the New Wars
Author: Mark Duffield
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2014-02-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1780329814

In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse. Aid agencies have become increasingly involved in humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution and the social reconstruction of war-torn societies. Duffield explores the consequences of this growing merger of development and security, unravelling the nature of the new wars and the response of the international community, in particular the new systems of global governance that are emerging as a result. An essential work for anyone studying, interested in, or working in development or international security.

New and Old Wars

New and Old Wars
Author: Mary Kaldor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2001
Genre: Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
ISBN: 9780804737227

Secrets in Global Governance

Secrets in Global Governance
Author: Allison Carnegie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108809693

Scholars have long argued that transparency makes international rule violations more visible and improves outcomes. Secrets in Global Governance revises this claim to show how equipping international organizations (IOs) with secrecy can be a critical tool for eliciting sensitive information and increasing cooperation. States are often deterred from disclosing information about violations of international rules by concerns of revealing commercially sensitive economic information or the sources and methods used to collect intelligence. IOs equipped with effective confidentiality systems can analyze and act on sensitive information while preventing its wide release. Carnegie and Carson use statistical analyses of new data, elite interviews, and archival research to test this argument in domains across international relations, including nuclear proliferation, international trade, justice for war crimes, and foreign direct investment. Secrets in Global Governance brings a groundbreaking new perspective to the literature of international relations.

The Sovereignty Wars

The Sovereignty Wars
Author: Stewart Patrick
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0815737823

Now in paperback—with a new preface by the author Americans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty—all the way back to George Washington who, when retiring as president, admonished his successors to avoid “permanent” alliances with foreign powers. Ever since, the nation has faced periodic, often heated, debates about how to maintain that sovereignty, and whether and when it is appropriate to cede some of it in the form of treaties and the alliances about which Washington warned. As the 2016 election made clear, sovereignty is also one of the most frequently invoked, polemical, and misunderstood concepts in politics—particularly American politics. The concept wields symbolic power, implying something sacred and inalienable: the right of the people to control their fate without subordination to outside authorities. Given its emotional pull, however, the concept is easily high-jacked by political opportunists. By playing the sovereignty card, they can curtail more reasoned debates over the merits of proposed international commitments by portraying supporters of global treaties or organizations as enemies of motherhood and apple pie. Such polemics distract Americans from what is really at stake in the sovereignty debate: the ability of the United States to shape its destiny in a global age. The United States cannot successfully manage globalization, much less insulate itself from cross-border threats, on its own. As global integration deepens and cross-border challenges grow, the nation's fate is increasingly tied to that of other countries, whose cooperation will be needed to exploit the shared opportunities and mitigate the common risks of interdependence. The Sovereignty Wars is intended to help today's policymakers think more clearly about what is actually at stake in the sovereignty debate and to provide some criteria for determining when it is appropriate to make bargains over sovereignty—and how to make them.

The Global War for Internet Governance

The Global War for Internet Governance
Author: Laura DeNardis
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0300181353

A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its content