European Peace and Security Policy Transnational Risks of Violence

by Brzoska, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781474243100
• ISBN10: 147424310X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-07-16
• Publisher: Nomos/Bloomsbury

Summary

After the attacks of 9/11 terrorism and other forms of transnational risks of violence dominated official security policy. Researchers at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg investigated the consequences of this change for security governance in a multi-annual research program. Case studies show that transnational security policies changed, but that national governments remained dominant. In other words, the transnationalisation of threat perceptions only led to a limited internationalisaton of security policies.

The volume presents results of the research program. It combines conceptual work on security governance with empirical research, for instance on counterterrorism, changing perceptions of security in international organizations, such as the European Union and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Author Biography

Michael Brzoska is the Scientific Director of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Michael Brzoska
1 Security Governance in the Post-National Constellation: Concept, Practice and Critique, Hans-Georg Ehrhart, Hendrik Hegemann and Martin Kahl
2 Managing Transnational Security Threats in Europe. Concepts, Modes and Effects of EU External Governance, Regina Heller and Martin Kahl
3 Public Good Theory and the ‘Added Value’ of the EU’s Counterterrorism Policy, Raphael Bossong
4 A ‘Coalition’ of Norm-Challengers? A Comparison of Official Counter-Terror Argumentation in the US, the EU and Russia, Regina Heller, Martin Kahl and Daniela Pisoiu
5 Studying ‘Effectiveness’ in International Relations: Objectives, Concepts and Applications, Hendrik Hegemann, Regina Heller, Martin Kahl, Daniela Pisoiu and Eric van Um
6 A Theory of War: For Security and Peace, Johann Schmid
7 Transnational Threats and Challenges: An Emerging Key Focus of the OSCE, Wolfgang Zellner
8 National Sovereignty and Eurasian Regionalism: Defensive Answers on Transnational Threats in Central, Anna Kreikemeyer
9 Political Islam in Central Asia: Opponent or Democratic Partner?, Arne C. Seifert
10 Combating Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: Can the EU Approach Work?, Hans-Georg Ehrhart and Kerstin Petretto
11 Squeezed between Conflicting Agendas: The EU’s Support to Police Reform in the Palestinian Territories, Margret Johannsen
12 A Good Thing Gone too Far? External Assessments and Counterterrorist Finance-Related Measures in the European Union, Michael Brzoska
13 Sanctioned Until Proven Innocent: Reviewing the UN and EU Smart Sanctions Regime for Blacklisted Terror Suspects, Patricia Schneider
14 Fighting Transnational Terrorism by Modern Counterinsurgency? Lessons from Afghanistan,
Hans-Georg Ehrhart and Roland Kaestner
15 Violent Jihadi Radicalisation in Europe and Conflicts in the Muslim World, Matenia Sirseloudi
16 Dual-Use Technology Transfers and the Legitimacy of Non-Proliferation Regimes, Oliver Meier
17 Concluding Remarks, Michael Brzoska
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