LEADER 03438nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910810539903321 005 20230803020722.0 010 $a0-8047-8649-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804786492 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039660 035 $a(EBL)1166758 035 $a(OCoLC)840569804 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000856187 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11440532 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856187 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10805141 035 $a(PQKB)11660289 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1166758 035 $a(DE-B1597)564038 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804786492 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1166758 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685395 035 $a(OCoLC)1178768818 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039660 100 $a20120921d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobal security upheaval$b[electronic resource] $earmed nonstate groups usurping state stability functions /$fRobert Mandel 210 $aStanford, CA $cStanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8497-3 311 $a0-8047-8498-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction: Analytical Focus -- $t2. The Nature of Stability -- $t3. The Nature of Armed Nonstate Groups -- $t4. The Transformation in Global Security Control -- $t5. Case Studies of Armed Nonstate Group Control Attempts -- $t6. Analysis of Case Study Patterns -- $t7. Private Coercive Stability Promotion Complexities -- $t8. Conclusion: Policy Guidelines -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThis book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of global instability. By assessing recent real-world trends, Mandel reveals that areas exist where it makes little sense to rely on state governments for stability, and that attempts to bolster such governments to promote stability often prove futile. He demonstrates how armed nonstate groups can sometimes provide local stability better than states, and how power-sharing arrangements between states and armed nonstate groups may sometimes be viable. He concludes that these trends in the international setting call for major shifts in our understanding of what constitutes stable governance?proposing that we adopt a fluid "emergent actor" approach. And he calls for significant deviation from standard policy responses to the opportunities and dangers posed by nontraditional sources of national authority. 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aNon-state actors (International relations) 606 $aPolitical stability 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 0$aNon-state actors (International relations) 615 0$aPolitical stability. 676 $a355/.033 700 $aMandel$b Robert$f1949-$01108223 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810539903321 996 $aGlobal security upheaval$94100068 997 $aUNINA