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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101529241839

ISBN-139781529241839

eBay Product ID (ePID)16070921656

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Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameComparisons in Global Security Politics : Representing and Ordering the World

SubjectGlobalization, History & Theory, International Relations / General

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorChristian Bueger

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"A groundbreaking volume that redefines comparative practices as a crucial policy tool in global security politics and that shows how comparison influences governance across traditional as well as novel security issues." Thorsten Bonacker, University of Marburg, "This is an important volume featuring a stellar cast of contributors. It is a rare example of an edited book that is more than the sum of its parts. The contents should be of interest not only to those who study global security but anyone interested in how comparative knowledge is produced. Indeed, any scholar of international relations will appreciate this volume." Ayse Zarakol, University of Cambridge

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal355.033

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Practices All the Way Down? Comparisons in Global Security Politics - Thomas Müller, Mathias Albert and Kerrin Langer PART I: Teasing Out Comparative Practices 2. The Construction of Status in Security Politics: Rules, Comparisons and Second-Guessing Collective Beliefs - Paul Beaumont 3. Defence Analysis and Military Data at the IISS: How to Count and When is a Tank Modern? - Bastian Giegerich and James Hackett 4. Seeing Deterrence and Defence: Visual Representations of Military Force Comparisons between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in the 1980s - Gabi Schlag 5. What Drives Status Comparisons? An Experimental Study of Status Attribution in the Field of Space Exploration - Paul Musgrave and Steven Ward PART II: How Comparisons Constitute Governance Objects 6. Not Yet Comparable? Maritime Security Knowledge and the Messiness of Epistemic Infrastructures - Christian Bueger 7. Framing (State) Fragility: The Construction of Imaginary Global Spaces - Keith Krause 8. Mapping the Dark and Ornamenting the Order: Comparisons in Global Crime Governance - Anja P. Jakobi and Lena Herbst 9. The Cybersecurity Ecosystem and the Datafication of Threats and Capabilities - Madeleine Myatt and Thomas Müller PART III: How Comparisons Reshape Competitive Dynamics 10. 'The Old World Fought, the Modern World Counts': Naval Armament Policies, Force Comparisons and International Status, 1889-1922 - Kerrin Langer 11. Force Comparison and Conventional Arms Control at the End of the East-West Conflict - Hans-Joachim Schmidt 12. 'Winning the Technology Competition': Narratives, Power Comparisons and the US-China AI Race - Nike Retzmann 13. Conclusion: Comparative Ordering in Security Politics and Beyond - Thomas Müller

SynopsisComparing countries' strengths and military capacities is a big part of global security. It affects power balances, arms races and arms control. Status hierarchies come from comparing states. Fixing security issues like fragile states, maritime security and cyber threats is guided by comparisons of who's most affected and how bad it's getting. Even though comparing is important, research rarely focuses on it. Instead, it studies related things or compares things separately. This causes separate research streams, all studying how comparisons affect security but not talking to each other. This book aims to unite these streams, discussing how comparisons shape global security and asking three questions: How are comparisons made? How do they matter politically? How do they shape security?, Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Comparative practices are integral to global security politics. The balance of power politics, status competitions and global security governance would not be possible without them. Yet, they are rarely treated as the main object of study. Exploring the varied uses of comparisons, this book addresses three key questions: * How is comparative knowledge produced? * How does it become politically relevant? * How do comparative practices shape security politics? This book takes a bold new step in uniting disparate streams of research to show how comparative practices order governance processes and modulate competitive dynamics in world politics., Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Comparative practices are integral to global security politics. The balance of power politics, status competitions and global security governance would not be possible without them. Yet, they are rarely treated as the main object of study. Exploring the varied uses of comparisons, this book addresses three key questions: - How is comparative knowledge produced? - How does it become politically relevant? - How do comparative practices shape security politics? This book takes a bold new step in uniting disparate streams of research to show how comparative practices order governance processes and modulate competitive dynamics in world politics.

LC Classification NumberJZ5588.C6 2024