Counter Terrorism and International Power Relations: The Eu, ASEAN and Hegemonic Global Governance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781845118921)

Why do states and international relations organisations participate in the 'global war on terrorism'? This book asks this question within a broad framework, exploring the mechanisms and causes for participation in global governance and taking counter terrorism as a pertinent case. Challenging the assumption of egalitarian structures of global governance, the author argues that power relations and the use of power (influence, coercion and force) play a more important role than previously suggested. Providing a critical assessment of the counter terrorism policies of EU, US and ASEAN, the book identifies a number of causes of participation in hegemonic governance, including asymmetric interdependence with the US, open and informal pressure in the case of the EU, and the authority and legitimacy of the leading actors.

Author: Cornelia Beyer,Anna Cornelia Beyer
ISBN-10: 1845118928
ISBN-13: 9781845118921
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2010
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 102