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This book examines the normative tensions inherent in upward
mobility within the international system, focusing particularly on
the clash between sovereign self-interest and the putatively
universal norms associated with international interventions. It
provides extensive detail and deep analysis of Brazil's nature as a
rising power, and that nature's implications for how the country
crafts its international profile on issues such as intervention. In
addition, the book proposes innovative ways of (re)organising
thematic, conceptual and empirical research on the normative
behaviour of emergent powers with regard to institutions of global
governance and questions of intervention. In analysing what
distinguishes Brazil as a rising power, the contributors begin from
the assumption that participation in intervention is an
increasingly crucial element in demonstrating the capacity and
responsibility for which demand accrues as a state seeks increased
international profile. As such, the debates around intervention
serve as an indicative locus for examining the clash of norms that
accompanies emergence as a global player. The book's approach is to
organise the analysis around thematic rather than chronological or
praxis-based lines, using the Brazilian case as an illustrative
example capable of extrapolation to other emerging powers such as
Turkey, India and others. This work draws together rich empirical
detail with sophisticated and varied conceptual analysis and will
be of interest to scholars of international relations,
Latin-American politics and global governance.
This book examines the normative tensions inherent in upward
mobility within the international system, focusing particularly on
the clash between sovereign self-interest and the putatively
universal norms associated with international interventions. It
provides extensive detail and deep analysis of Brazil's nature as a
rising power, and that nature's implications for how the country
crafts its international profile on issues such as intervention. In
addition, the book proposes innovative ways of (re)organising
thematic, conceptual and empirical research on the normative
behaviour of emergent powers with regard to institutions of global
governance and questions of intervention. In analysing what
distinguishes Brazil as a rising power, the contributors begin from
the assumption that participation in intervention is an
increasingly crucial element in demonstrating the capacity and
responsibility for which demand accrues as a state seeks increased
international profile. As such, the debates around intervention
serve as an indicative locus for examining the clash of norms that
accompanies emergence as a global player. The book's approach is to
organise the analysis around thematic rather than chronological or
praxis-based lines, using the Brazilian case as an illustrative
example capable of extrapolation to other emerging powers such as
Turkey, India and others. This work draws together rich empirical
detail with sophisticated and varied conceptual analysis and will
be of interest to scholars of international relations,
Latin-American politics and global governance.
This volume is the first English-language work to focus
specifically on South America in the context of peace operations.
The region of South America has been undergoing significant changes
recently with regard to its attitudes towards participation in
peace operations. Leaving behind a strong reluctance with regard to
intervention, the states have recently taken on a much stronger
presence among UN peacekeepers. The foremost showcase of this more
robust and responsible stance has been MINUSTAH, the current UN
mission in Haiti. South American contributors provide over half the
operation's troops, and the Force Commander is provided by Brazil.
This book is intended as an introduction for researchers to the
nexus of issues surrounding South America's increasing influence as
a contributor to peace operations. The authors provide the reader
with a historically and theoretically grounded understanding of
what motivates defence policy and decisions on intervention in the
region. Featuring contributions from prominent thinkers in the
field and a broad range of case studies, this volume successfully
combines practical applicability with diversity of analysis. This
book will be of much interest to students of peacekeeping, South
American politics, peace and conflict studies, security studies and
International Relations in general.
This edited volume takes stock of the state of research and policy
on the issue of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), ten years
after the UN first agreed to deal with the problem. The end of the
Cold War originated a series of phenomena that would subsequently
come to dominate the political agenda. Perhaps most symptomatic of
the ensuing environment is the marked escalation in the scale and
dynamics of armed violence, driven by the proliferation of SALW.
Events in Rwanda, Somalia and Bosnia seared into global
consciousness the devastating effects of this phenomenon, and of
the necessity to engage actively in its limitation and prevention.
This edited volume explores and outlines the research and policy on
the SALW issue at this critical juncture. In addition to providing
a detailed telling of the genesis and evolution of SALW research
and advocacy, the volume features a series of essays from leading
scholars in the field on both advances in research and action on
SALW. It reflects on what has been achieved in terms of cumulative
advances in data, methodology and analysis, and looks at the ways
in which these developments have helped to inform policy making at
national, regional and international levels. Alongside situating
and integrating past and present advances in advocacy and
international action, Controlling Small Arms also outlines future
directions for research and action. This book will be of much
interest to students of small arms, peace and conflict studies,
peacebuilding, security studies and IR.
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