Asserts that states pursue social actions to serve self-identity needs, even when these actions compromise their physical existence. This book analyzes three forms of social action, sometimes referred to as 'motives' of state behavior (moral, humanitarian, and honor-driven) through an ontological security approach.
Attempts to bring together a variety of contributions on the ideology of neo-liberal globalisation as a new phase of global capitalism-cum-imperialism. This book addresses the diverse economic structures of the global periphery and tries to deduce lessons on the global crisis conjuncture of global capital in governing the world.
Building on prior RAND research analyzing the motives, drivers, and capabilities of the principal extremist groups operating in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in these countries, the development and perpetuation of extremist ideological frameworks, and national and international government response efforts.