| ID | 088900 |
| Title Proper | Pirates, privateers and the political economy of private violence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mabee, Bryan |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Historical accounts of private violence in international relations are often rather under-theorised and under-contextualised. Overall, private violence historically needs to be seen in the context of the relationship between state-building, political economy and violence, rather than through the narrative of states gradually monopolising violence. Pirates and privateers in late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth century Europe were embedded in a broader political economy of violence which needed and actively promoted 'private' violence in a broader pursuit of power. As such, the de-legitimatisation of piracy and privateering were the consequence of a number of interlinked political economic trends, such as the development of public protection of merchant shipping (through the growth of centralised navies), the move away from trade monopolies to inter-imperial trade, and the development of capitalism and industrialism. Present forms of private violence also need to be seen as part of a broader historical dynamic of war, violence and political economy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 21, No. 2; June 2009: p139 - 152 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 21, No. 2; June 2009: p139 - 152 |
| Key Words | Pirates ; Privateers ; Political Economy ; Private Violence ; Piracy ; Historical Sociology |