Reframing the Agenda : The Impact of NGO and Middle Power Cooperation in International Security Policy

Rutherford (political science, Southwest Missouri State U., US), Brem (doctoral candidate, U. of Zurich, Switzerland), and Matthew (director, Global Environmental Change and Human Security Research Office, U. of California at Irvine, US) advance the argument that middle-power states (Canada, Norway, and Switzerland are cited) are lending their state legitimacy, authority, and institutional core to moral issues championed by non-governmental organizations. This alliance of legitimacy and "great ingenuity" is addressing issues of human rights and other problems that the great powers are refusing to address, they believe. In addition to introductory and concluding theoretical chapters, they present case studies supporting their argument in such areas as child soldiers, land mines, small arms control, cluster bombs, and nuclear weapons. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Collects new insights on current security problems, especially those related to arms control and disarmament. Contributors argue that the cooperative efforts of NGOs and middle powers have positively impacted the use of child soldiers, the employment of cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear weapons, and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. In doing so, they conclusively show that global players other than superpowers can create alternative and effective solutions to enduring security problems.

General

ISBN		9780275979218
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Praeger Pub Text
Pages		228
List Price		$86.95
Publication Date		09/30/2003
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.25 Inches (US) Width: 6.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.1 Pounds (US)
Editor		Brem, Stefan Matthew, Richard Anthony Rutherford, Kenneth R.