{"product_id":"comparisons-in-global-security-politics-representing-and-ordering-the-world-9781529241839","title":"Comparisons in Global Security Politics: Representing and Ordering the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Comparative practices are integral to global security politics. The balance of power politics, status competitions and global security governance would not be possible without them. Yet, they are rarely treated as the main object of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Exploring the varied uses of comparisons, this book addresses three key questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - How is comparative knowledge produced? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - How does it become politically relevant? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - How do comparative practices shape security politics? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book takes a bold new step in uniting disparate streams of research to show how comparative practices order governance processes and modulate competitive dynamics in world politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas M?ller is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mathias Albert is Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kerrin Langer is Research Associate at the Department of Social Sciences at TU Dortmund University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929138467090,"sku":"9781529241839","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58fc3233-4265-46b8-9edc-17537b0c260a.jpg?v=1739033512","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/comparisons-in-global-security-politics-representing-and-ordering-the-world-9781529241839","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}