The political life of Mary Kaldor : ideas and action in international relations / by Melinda Rankin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rankin, Melinda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kaldor, Mary.

Political scientists--Great Britain--Biography.

Political scientists.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

World politics--1989-.

Human security.

Civil society.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Intervention (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

Although more than a little controversial, Mary Kaldor's academic work and ideas have both stimulated and influenced debate in the Pentagon, the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and beyond. How did this come about? And how did Kaldor reach the conclusions outlined in her seminal books? Melinda Rankin traces the evolution of Kaldor's work, revealing how her thinking developed from her years as an anti–Cold War activist and scholar in the 1970s-1980s, through her direct experiences of war in the Balkans and Caucasus, to her present support for rights-based international law enforcement to defend civilians from state and quasi-state violence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Politics of Mary Kaldor

2. Militarism and the State

3. European Nuclear Disarmament

4. Linking Peace and Human Rights

5. Politics from Below

6. Independent Civil Society

7. Dealignment, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, and Moscow

8. The Problem of Intervention to Stop War

9. The Politics of Violence

10. Safe Havens and Protectorates

11. New Wars

12. Rethinking Intervention

13. Human Security

14. The Future of Security?

List of Acronyms

References

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-623-9

OCLC:

1312727068