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In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse. Aid agencies have become increasingly involved in humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution and the social reconstruction of war-torn societies. Duffield explores the consequences of this growing merger of development and security, unravelling the nature of the new wars and the response of the international community, in particular the new systems of global governance that are emerging as a result.An essential work for anyone studying, interested in, or working in development or international security.>
List of contents
Foreword by Antonio Donini
Preface to the critique influence change edition
1. Introduction: The New Development-Security Terrain
2. The Merging of Development and Security
3. Strategic Complexes and Global Governance
4. The New Humanitarianism
5. Global Governance and the Causes of Conflict
6. The Growth of Transborder Shadow Economies
7. Non-Liberal Political Complexes and the New Wars
8. Internal Displacement and the New Humanitarianism: Displacement and Complicity in Sudan (Part 1)
9. Aid and Social Subjugation: Displacement and Complicity in Sudan (Part 2)
10. Conclusion: Global Governance, Moral Responsibility and Complexity - Internal Displacement and the New Humanitarianism
Summary
A landmark work that continues to exert a profound influence on discussions about development and security.
Report
'Global Governance and the New Wars remains a must-read text for anybody wanting to interrogate the changing contours of global security governance. Anticipating with remarkable foresight the political consequences of the merger between security and development in zones of crises, its insightful prose not only defined a critical canon to move us beyond the conceit of sovereign academics, the force of its message remains as prescient as ever.' Brad Evans, University of Bristol 'What is needed is to move beyond the idea of war-as-breakdown towards a fundamental rethink about how local elites, ordinary people, and international governments are continuously adapting to war and to global economic change. This breathtaking tour-de-force from one of the leading thinkers in this field points the way forward.' David Keen, London School of Economics and Political Science 'Mark Duffield's book is a must for anyone grappling with the contemporary nature of war and humanitarianism. Taking us beyond the stilted confines of international policy to the politics of modern violence, the argument exposes the way talk of "complex political emergencies" fails to grasp the fundamental characteristics of "emergent political complexes". Duffield lays bare the failings of aid policy in this regard.' David Campbell, Beijing Foreign Studies University 'Duffield's well-written book offers groundbreaking research in the emerging field created by the intersection of international security and international development ...The book offers not only theoretical understanding of the problem but also good research to understand the problem in practice.' D. S. Reveron, Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
