| ID | 061769 |
| Title Proper | Globalization, transnational political mobilisation, and networks of violence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Adamson, Fiona B |
| Publication | Apr 2005. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines how globalisation processes provide new incentives and opportunities for non-state political entrepreneurs to build transnational political movements. Drawing on the literatures on non-violent social movements and transnational networks, the article examines terrorism and political violence as components of the ‘repertoires of contention’ used by radical transnational groups seeking political change. Examples from both the pre- and post-9/11 periods are provided, and the implications for traditional models of state security are discussed. The article concludes by contending that the combination of increased levels of globalisation and the emergence of new networks of violence is creating a fundamental shift in the international security environment, in which the distinction between internal and external security threats is increasingly blurred. While state security strategies are reflecting these changes, less attention has been paid to the political implications of these changes. New security responses need to also be matched by new sets of political strategies at the global level.
1 Versions of this article were presented at the Workshop ‘Globalisation and Security’, Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 14–16 November 2003 and at the 45th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal, 17-20 March 2004. The author wishes to thank Nora Bensahel, Jonathan Kirshner, Sean Lynn-Jones, participants at the Olin workshop and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 18, No.1; Apr 2005: p 31-49 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs 2005-04 18, 1 |
| Key Words | Globalization ; Transnational Politics ; Transnational Terrorism ; Violence ; Security |