Overview
- Present nomads a distinct topic to study among non-state actors
- Explores nomadism from a distinctly political, IR perspective
- Examines the challenges nomads pose to states
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This book explores non-state actors that are or have been migratory, crossing borders as a matter of practice and identity. Where non-state actors have received considerable attention amongst political scientists in recent years, those that predate the state—nomads—have not. States, however, tend to take nomads quite seriously both as a material and ideational threat. Through this volume, the authors rectify this by introducing nomads as a distinct topic of study. It examines why states treat nomads as a threat and it looks particularly at how nomads push back against state intrusions. Ultimately, this exciting volume introduces a new topic of study to IR theory and politics, presenting a detailed study of nomads as non-state actors.
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Keywords
- non-state actors
- nomads
- migratory groups
- borders
- nomadic groups
- border security
- security studies
- state threats
- nationalism
- anti-nomadic bias
- nomadism in 19th century
- Nomadic resistance to states
- Nomadism history
- Migration
- border security
- IR theory
- political science
- ethnic studies
- anthropology and IR
- nomads as non-state actors
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Reviews
“A welcome addition to our understanding of nomadic peoples. … an excellent volume that adds considerable new information and ideas for the further study of nomads. Nomad-State Relationships in International Relations will be of interest to a wide audience. Those interested in nomadic pastoralism will find new insights and others interested in history and the rise of nation states will find value in various chapters. Diplomats and policymakers in the field … will also benefit from the ideas presented.” (Daniel J. Miller, Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 26 (1), 2022)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Jamie Levin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nomad-State Relationships in International Relations
Book Subtitle: Before and After Borders
Editors: Jamie Levin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28053-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28052-9Published: 07 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28055-0Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28053-6Published: 06 April 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 281
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Security Studies, Migration, European Politics, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy