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New Threats and New Actors in International Society
Elke . Ed(S): Krahmann
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Description for New Threats and New Actors in International Society
Hardback. Editor(s): Krahmann, Elke. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Non-state threats and actors have become key topics in contemporary international security as since the end of the Cold War the notion that state is the primary unit of interest in international security has increasingly been challenged. Statistics show that today many more people are killed by ethnic conflicts, HIV/AIDS or the proliferation of small arms than by international war. Moreover, non-state actors, such as non-governmental organizations, private military companies and international regimes, are progressively complementing or even replacing states in the provision of security. Suggesting that such developments can be understood as part of a shift from government to ... Read more
Non-state threats and actors have become key topics in contemporary international security as since the end of the Cold War the notion that state is the primary unit of interest in international security has increasingly been challenged. Statistics show that today many more people are killed by ethnic conflicts, HIV/AIDS or the proliferation of small arms than by international war. Moreover, non-state actors, such as non-governmental organizations, private military companies and international regimes, are progressively complementing or even replacing states in the provision of security. Suggesting that such developments can be understood as part of a shift from government to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403966971
SKU
V9781403966971
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99-15
About Elke . Ed(S): Krahmann
ELKE KRAHMANN is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bristol, UK.
Reviews for New Threats and New Actors in International Society
"Viewing non-state forces appropriately as capable of both degrading and enhancing global stability, this insightful volume is useful theoretically and empirically in broadening commonly-held notions of security and governance." - Robert Mandel, Lewis & Clark College