Counterterrorism and international power relations
Subtitle: the EU, ASEAN and hegemonic global governance
By: Anna Cornelia Beyer
Series: Library of international relations; Library of international relations (Series)
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781845118921
Subjects: Counterinsurgency; Terrorism; Prevention; Terrorists
Description: "Why do states and international relations organisations participate in the 'global war on terrorism'? This book asks this question within a broad framework, exploring the mechanisms and causes for participation in global governance and taking counter terrorism as a pertinent case. Challenging the assumption of egalitarian structures of global governance, the author argues that power relations and the use of power (influence, coercion and force) play a more important role than previously suggested. Providing a critical assessment of the counter terrorism policies of EU, US and ASEAN, the book identifies a number of causes of participation in hegemonic governance, including asymmetric interdependence with the US, open and informal pressure in the case of the EU, and the authority and legitimacy of the leading actors."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-253) and index.