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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463137203321

Titolo

Maritime piracy and the construction of global governance / / edited by Michael J. Struett, Jon D. Carlson, and Mark T. Nance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-11155-9

1-283-86200-X

1-136-27890-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

New International Relations

Altri autori (Persone)

CarlsonJon D. <1969->

NanceMark

StruettMichael J

Disciplina

364.16/4

Soggetti

Piracy

Piracy - Prevention - International cooperation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Constructing pirates, piracy, and governance : an introduction / Michael J. Struett and Mark Nance -- Cicero's ghost : rethinking the social construction of piracy / Harry D. Gould -- A "global war on piracy?" International law and the use of force against sea pirates / Eric A. Heinze -- Maritime piracy and the impunity gap : domestic implementation of international treaty provisions / Yvonne M. Dutton -- Security communities, alliances, and macrosecuritization : the practices of counter-piracy governance / Christian Bueger and Jan Stockbruegger -- Conflicting constructions : maritime piracy and cooperation under regime complexes / Mark T. Nance and Michael J. Struett -- Frame, humanitarianism, and legitimacy : explaining the anti-piracy regime in the Gulf of Aden / Kevin McGahan and Terence Lee -- The limit(ation)s of international society? The English school, Somali pirates and the burdens of interpretation / Brent J. Steele.

Sommario/riassunto

Piratical attacks have become more frequent, violent, costly and increasingly threaten to undermine order in the international system. Much attention has focused on Somalia, but piracy is a problem



worldwide. Recent coordination efforts among states in South East Asia appear to have helped in the area, but elsewhere piracy has expanded. Interestingly, international law has long recognized piracy as a crime and provided tools for universal suppression, yet piracy persists. In this book, a handpicked group of leading experts in the field of International Relations use maritime p