Comparisons in Global Security Politics
Representing and Ordering the World

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Comparison is a central feature of the practice of interstate relations, yet it is rarely studied. This book demonstrates the significance of comparison in world politics and reveals how comparative knowledge is produced, how it becomes politically relevant and how its practices shape security politics.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Thomas Müller is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University.

Mathias Albert is Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University.

Kerrin Langer is Research Associate at the Department of Social Sciences at TU Dortmund University.

Zusammenfassung

Comparison is a central feature of the practice of interstate relations, yet it is rarely studied. This book demonstrates the significance of comparison in world politics and reveals how comparative knowledge is produced, how it becomes politically relevant and how its practices shape security politics.