The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-521-89899-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 442 g

The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries explains why some borders deter insurgents, smugglers, bandits, and militants while most suffer from infiltration and crisis. Grappling with an issue at the core of the modern state and international security, George Gavrilis explores border control from the nineteenth century Ottoman Empire to 21st century Central Asia, China, and Afghanistan. Border control strategies emanate from core policies of state formation and the local design of border guard institutions. Secure and open borders depend on institutional design, not on military power. Based on research in numerous border regions, this book advances the study of the state, local security institutions, and conflict and co-operation over border control. It holds critical lessons for policymakers and international organizations working to enhance border security in dangerous regions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gavrilis, George

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The trouble with borders; 2. Four claims about interstate boundaries; 3. Border guards, bandits, and the Ottoman-Greek boundary regime in the 19th century; 4. The view from above; 5. State formation and Central Asian peripheries in the 20th and 21st centuries; 6. The view from below; 7. Implications and interventions.

Über Autor(innen)

Gavrilis, George
George Gavrilis is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. He has previously held the positions of Director of Research for the Council on Foreign Relations Oral History Project, Associate Research Fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University, and National Security Postdoctoral Fellow, Olin Institute of Strategic Studies at Harvard University. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, American Behavioral Scientist, and New Perspectives on Turkey, and he has conducted research in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe.