Moral entrepreneurs and the campaign to ban landmines / Frank Faulkner.

SeriesAt the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 35
At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 35. ^A586944
Contents Emergence of a new superpower polity -- Landmines, theory, and security : an international relations perspective -- Grass roots politics : regime theory and moral entrepreneurism -- Mine warfare : evolution of a military force multiplier -- Victims, volatility, and violence : the moral rationale for a complete ban -- Progress and passion : the rise of the ICBL -- Legal authority and ethical platforms : the Ottowa Treaty comes to fruition -- Empirical analysis : fieldwork data
Review "This work advances the proposition that traditional 'top down' politics is being challenged by grass-roots, civil society based 'bottom up' politics in that most sensitive areas, the national security/arms control dichotomy. The book uses the example of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), that has succeeded in reversing or altering the national policies on landmines in over 130 countries globally. The book cites the efforts of what the author calls 'moral entrepreneurs', that is people who have adopted the risk-taking characteristics of business and social leaders to bring this state of affairs about. As a new polity that challenges old assumptions about the state's preserve in matters of national security and moral force, the ICBL has set the benchmark for a fresh, twenty-first century paradigm in arms control."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index.
LCCN 2019275238
ISBN9789042022300 (paperback)
ISBN9042022302 (paperback)

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