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The Handbook of Global Security Policy

by Iavor Rangelov, Mary Kaldor

June 2014

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560 pages

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Wiley-Blackwell

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Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Global Security Policy in the Twenty-First Century
Structure and Organization of the BookNoteReferences
Part I Key Concepts
Chapter 1 Global Security
What is a Global Security Issue? Existential and Emancipatory ThreatsWhere Are We In History? The Paradoxes of ProximityWhere Are We Going? The Evolving Global Securityscape and the Inconvenient Truth of the InternationalThe Challenge: Can we Escape the “Madness of Sanity”?NotesReferences
Chapter 2 Security and Social Critique
Security Studies Meets Social CritiqueFeminism and the Critique of ViolenceAfter Frankfurt: Security as EmancipationThe Radical Promise of PoststructuralismConclusionNotesReferences
Chapter 3 Gender and Security
State-Centric Security and Gendered ViolencesThe Securitization of Sexual and Gender-Based ViolenceHumanizing Security, Gendering Security?Gender Narratives and the “War on Terror”ConclusionNotesReferences
Chapter 4 Security Policy and (Global) Risk(s)
IntroductionThe Modern Invention Called “Risk”Security Policies and the Logic of “Risk'“Global Risks” and the Imperative to Rethink Modern (Security) InstitutionsConclusionNoteReferences
Chapter 5 Human Security
The Evolution of the Concept of Human SecurityThe Critiques of Human SecurityReconstructing Human SecurityNotesReferences
Part II Policy Arenas
Chapter 6 Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Deconstructing Nonproliferation and DisarmamentNuclear NonproliferationNuclear DisarmamentNew Frontiers in Policy and ResearchComparative Conclusions: Beyond Nuclear PoliticsNotesReferences

Chapter 7 Terrorism and Antiterrorism
Progress in Defining TerrorismThe Rise of Terrorism in the Early Twenty-First CenturyTransnationalization of Terrorism“Global Terrorism” After 9/11: Transformation and/or Decline?Causes and Explanations of TerrorismSpecifics of AntiterrorismConclusionReferences
Chapter 8 Genocide and Large-Scale Human Rights Violations
Conceptual and Legal ParametersThe History of Genocide in Academic PerspectivesHistorical Parameters of Global-Era GenocideReasons Not To Be CheerfulPolicies and Politics of Genocide PreventionLimitations of Global Genocide PolicyReferences
Chapter 9 Transnational Crime
Transnational Groups and EnterprisesNetworks of Gangs and CartelsA Global TCO Sampler: AfPak, Mexico, Central America, and West AfricaViolent Non-State Actors, Statemaking, and State ReconfigurationConclusion: Illicit Networks of Crime and DisorderReferencesFurther Reading
Chapter 10 Natural Resources and Insecurity
IntroductionCross-Country Empirical Studies: Are Resources and Civil War Related?Theoretical Models and Mechanisms: the “How” of this RelationshipMore Empirics: Which Mechanism(s) do the Data Support?Conclusion and Policy ImplicationsNoteReferences
Chapter 11 The Web of Water Security
Not Water SecureWhy Narrow and Deterministic is not Good EnoughThe “Web” of Water SecurityInterdependency and Sustainable Water SecurityAnalytical and Policy Implications of the “Web” of Water SecurityConclusionsAcknowledgementsNotesReferencesFurther Reading
Part III Policy Tools
Chapter 12 Civilian Protection
IntroductionCivilian Protection as Acts of Omission: Avoiding Civilian Harm in Armed ConflictPeacekeeping and the Protection of CiviliansStrategies of Civilian Protection and R2PConclusionAcknowledgementsNotesReferencesFurther Reading
Chapter 13 Humanitarian Assistance
IntroductionHumanitarianism, Security, and PoliticsSecuring Humanitarian SpaceConclusion: Humanitarian (In)coherence, or Humanitarian Purity?References
Chapter 14 The Evolution of International Peacekeeping
IntroductionThe Evolution of International PeacekeepingCurrent Implementation ChallengesRethinking International Peacekeeping?NotesReferences
Chapter 15 State-Building, Nation-Building, and Reconstruction
IntroductionDefinitions(Post-)Liberal and Critical FramingsDilemmas and ContradictionsNew Emerging Alternatives: Hybrid and Post-Liberal Peace, the “Local”, the “Everyday”, and BeyondConclusionReferences
Chapter 16 Strengthening Democratic Governance in the Security Sector: The Unfulfilled Promise of Security Sector Reform
What is Security Sector Reform?The Evolution of the Security Sector Reform ConceptThe Challenges of Implementing the SSR AgendaBecoming More Effective: Giving More Attention to ProcessReferences
Chapter 17 Diplomacy and Mediation
The Post-Cold War IssuesThe Post-Cold War ActorsPost-Cold War TrendsNotesReferences
Chapter 18 Global Security and International Law
A Conceptual IntroductionGlobal Security, Use of Force, and International LawClimate Change and Other Global ChallengesConcluding CommentNotesReferences
Chapter 19 Transitional Justice
IntroductionThe Evolution of Transitional JusticeThe Justice Dilemma and its CriticsBeyond the State: Challenges for Scholars and PolicymakersConclusionReferences
Part IV Global Security Actors
Chapter 20 Reframing the Use of Force: The European Union as a Security Actor
IntroductionIntegrated SecurityNorms and ValuesEuropean Security CapabilitiesConclusionNotesReferences
Chapter 21 China
IntroductionPart IPart II: China's Role in Global SecurityConclusionReferences
Chapter 22 India as a Global Security Actor
IntroductionIndia's WorldviewIndia as a Global Security ActorChallenges and OpportunitiesConclusion: India's Emerging Global ProfileNotesReferences
Chapter 23 Security Agenda in Russia: Academic Concepts, Political Discourses, and Institutional Practices
IntroductionMethodological RemarksSecurity for Domestic Audience: a Genealogy of Russian FearsRussia's Visions of International Security: the Challenges of LegitimationRussia's Security RolesConclusionNotesReferences
Chapter 24 Contextualizing Global Security: The Case of Turkey
IntroductionBecoming a Global Security ActorContinuity and Change in Turkey's Security-PoliciesLingering QuestionsNotesReferences
Chapter 25 The United States
IntroductionThe Context for Policy: Managing Decline or Reasserting Hegemony?Policy Priorities for the United StatesReconfiguring CounterterrorismConclusionReferences
Chapter 26 Civil Society in Fragile Contexts1
IntroductionStrengthening Civil Society, What Is It All About?Hybrid Providers of Development in “Fragile States”5Agents of Peace and Democratization?Legitimacy and “Civilness”Global Connections and Difficulties of Outside SupportCase Study – Strengthening “Agents of Change” in Ituri7Identifying Peace-Minded PartnersConclusionNotesReferences
Chapter 27 Protest and Politics: How Peace Movements Shape History
A Global ContextOpposing War in IndochinaBlocking EscalationSeeds of WatergateDefunding the WarCampaigning for DisarmamentResisting the Iraq WarUnderstanding ChangeNotesReferences
Chapter 28 Corporate Actors
IntroductionOutlining the Rise of the PSISecurity Privatization: Historical RootsThe Post-Cold War SpurtCategorization of PMSCsMajor Activities and involvementProtecting the Neoliberal AgendaProblems Related to Monitoring and RegulationQuest for LegitimacyConclusionNotesReferences
Index
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This Handbook brings together 30 state-of-the-art essays covering the essential aspects of global security research and practice for the 21st century.

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