Global security upheaval : armed nonstate groups usurping state stability functions / Robert Mandel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandel, Robert, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Non-state actors (International relations).

Political stability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of global instability. By assessing recent real-world trends, Mandel reveals that areas exist where it makes little sense to rely on state governments for stability, and that attempts to bolster such governments to promote stability often prove futile. He demonstrates how armed nonstate groups can sometimes provide local stability better than states, and how power-sharing arrangements between states and armed nonstate groups may sometimes be viable. He concludes that these trends in the international setting call for major shifts in our understanding of what constitutes stable governance—proposing that we adopt a fluid "emergent actor" approach. And he calls for significant deviation from standard policy responses to the opportunities and dangers posed by nontraditional sources of national authority.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Analytical Focus

2. The Nature of Stability

3. The Nature of Armed Nonstate Groups

4. The Transformation in Global Security Control

5. Case Studies of Armed Nonstate Group Control Attempts

6. Analysis of Case Study Patterns

7. Private Coercive Stability Promotion Complexities

8. Conclusion: Policy Guidelines

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804786492

0804786496

OCLC:

840569804