Opis: Arming Conflict - Mike Bourne, Bourne

Small arms are the predominant tools of violence used in contemporary warfare and are responsible for approximately half a million deaths per year. Terrorists, rebel groups, criminals, repressive governments and human rights abusers are all armed with small arms: it seems that anyone, anywhere can acquire vast quantities of arms that sustain conflict, undermine development and devastate human security. Yet the proliferation of these real 'weapons of mass destruction' is poorly understood and in this groundbreaking work on the subject, Mike Bourne argues that, far from operating as an amorphous, globalized, illicit market, the spread of small arms is complexly structured and highly dynamic. Examining the arming of conflicts across the globe, this book uncovers and analyses the construction and interaction of structures and dynamics at the global, regional and conflict level, which shape the arming patterns of both state and non-state actors.List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Acronyms PART ONE: WEAPONS SPREAD Introduction Structure and Dynamic in Weapons Spread: The Trade and Proliferation of Weapons in Comparative Perspective PART TWO: THE GLOBAL LEVEL: GLOBAL MARKETS AND DYNAMIC STRUCTURES OF SALW SPREAD The Foundations and Construction of the Global SALW Trade Global Structures and SALW Flows to Conflict PART THREE: THE REGIONAL LEVEL: THE NEGLECTED DIMENSION In Between the Global and the Conflict: Regional Facilitation and the Construction of Networks Structures and Dynamics of Intra-Regional SALW Spread to Conflicts PART FOUR: THE CONFLICT-COMPLEX LEVEL AND ARMING PATTERNS Arming Conflict from the Bottom-Up: SALW Spread at the Conflict Level Constructing Top-Down Arming Patterns: Sovereignty, Money, Networks, and the Cumulative Impact of Structures and Dynamics of SALW Spread Conclusion Bibliography Index

Szczegóły: Arming Conflict - Mike Bourne, Bourne

Tytuł: Arming Conflict
Autor: Mike Bourne, Bourne
Producent: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230019331
Rok produkcji: 2007
Ilość stron: 296
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.48 kg

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