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International Intervention and Local Politics
Shahar Hameiri
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Description for International Intervention and Local Politics
hardcover. This book advances an innovative approach to explanations of international interventions' uneven outcomes in a range of contexts. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
International peace- and state-building interventions have become ubiquitous in international politics since the 1990s, aiming to tackle the security problems stemming from the instability afflicting many developing states. Their frequent failures have prompted a shift towards analysing how the interaction between interveners and recipients shapes outcomes. This book critically assesses the rapidly growing literature in international relations and development studies on international intervention and local politics. It advances an innovative approach, placing the politics of scale at the core of the conflicts and compromises shaping the outcomes of international intervention. Different scales - local, national, international - privilege different interests, ... Read more
International peace- and state-building interventions have become ubiquitous in international politics since the 1990s, aiming to tackle the security problems stemming from the instability afflicting many developing states. Their frequent failures have prompted a shift towards analysing how the interaction between interveners and recipients shapes outcomes. This book critically assesses the rapidly growing literature in international relations and development studies on international intervention and local politics. It advances an innovative approach, placing the politics of scale at the core of the conflicts and compromises shaping the outcomes of international intervention. Different scales - local, national, international - privilege different interests, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108416894
SKU
V9781108416894
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Ref
99-20
About Shahar Hameiri
Shahar Hameiri is Associate Professor of International Politics and Associate Director of the Graduate Centre in Governance and International Affairs, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland. He is co-author of Governing Borderless Threats (Cambridge, 2015) and has published in leading journals. Caroline Hughes is Head of the Department of Peace Studies and International Development at the ... Read more
Reviews for International Intervention and Local Politics
'International Intervention and Local Politics is an important and innovative contribution, examining the fraught relationship between peace, intervention, the state and scale. Deploying critical political geography and a Gramscian analysis it contributes to a radical rethinking of peace and development now underway.' Oliver Richmond, University of Manchester 'International intervention aimed at promoting peace and building state capacity has been hotly ... Read more