Constructing Global Enemies - Hegemony and Identity in International Discourses on Terrorism and Drug Prohibition (Hardcover)

Constructing Global Enemies asks how and why specific interpretations of international terrorism and drug abuse have become hegemonic at the global level. The book analyses the international discourses on terrorism and drug prohibition and compares efforts to counter both, not only from a contemporary but also from a historical perspective. Utilising poststructuralist theory of the relationship between hegemony and identity, Herschinger argues that hegemony is much more than just the dominance of a single country in international life; rather it is the emergence of a hegemonic order that can best be understood as the production of a new collective identity. Offering an in-depth discussion of the methodology of discourse analysis, the book explores how such hegemonies emerge and persist in the field of security. This serves to explain the widespread disagreement regarding the fight against international terrorism as well as the successful suppression of counter-hegemonic projects in the field of international drug prohibition. Constructing Global Enemies will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations and security studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New International Relations
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	Eva Herschinger
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-59685-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-59685-8
Barcode:	9780415596855

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