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With innovation and verve, this book marries two literatures that should long since have coupled: sociologically-oriented theorizing about transnational NGOs and security-minded analyses of transnational fighters. Both analytic families will prosper from this fertile union, gaining fresh insights on how nonstate actors of all kinds affect war and peace. -- Clifford Bob, Professor of Political Science and Raymond J Kelley Endowed Chair of International Relations, Duquesne University As this insightful volume demonstrates, the study of transnational actors in world politics, past and present, is alive and well. The editors have put together an eclectic and remarkably wide-ranging collection that reveals the striking diversity of non-state players on the world stage. -- Peter Andreas, John Hay Professor of International Studies, Brown University

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Transnational CenturyDavid Malet and Miriam J. Anderson

1. Knights of Columbus Catholic Recreation Clubs in Great Britain, 1917–19Luke Flanagan

2. Transnational Feminist Praxis in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in the Aftermath of the Second World WarCatia Cecilia Confortini

3.Governing Conflict through Transnational Corporations: The Case of Conflict MineralsVirginia Haufler

4. Beyond the Conflict: Diasporas and Postconflict Government ReconstructionJennifer M. Brinkerhoff

5 Exiles and Political Islam: Contrasting Khomeini’s Religious Nationalism with bin Laden’s Violent GlobalismAriel I. Ahram and John Gledhill

6. Foreign Fighters in the Syrian Civil WarDavid Malet

7. Mercenaries Gone Legit: Private Security Professionals and Private Military Security Companies as Transnational Actors Matthew LeRiche

8. Transnational Humanitarian Action and Regime Complexity: The Case of Syria Phil Orchard

9 Women’s Advocacy Groups in Peace Negotiations Miriam J. Anderson

10 Containing Conflict: Authoritative Transnational Actors and the Management of Company- Community Conflict Kate Macdonald

Conclusion: Complex TransnationalismMiriam J. Anderson and David Malet

Contributors

Index

About the Author

David Malet is Director of the Security Policy Studies program of the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He is the author of Foreign Fighters: Transnational Identity in Civil Conflicts and Biotechnology and International Security. Miriam J. Anderson is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University, Canada. She is the author of Windows of Opportunity: How Women Seize Peace Negotiations for Political Change.

Reviews

Overall, the book maintains a unified narrative throughout, is presented clearly, and can be read either as a cohesive whole or by individual chapter. The editors have clearly invested time in ensuring that each chapter speaks to at least one other chapter, thus bringing together ideas examining different aspects of transnationalism both theoretically and empirically [. . . . ] This book would be suitable as both a reference work on transnationalism and an undergraduate reader for an advanced seminar course. Ultimately, it also provides policy value through its numerous empirical examples and applied knowledge from the field and is a valuable read for social scientists concerned with international politics and peace and conflict more generally.
*H-Diplo*

Insightful . . . maintains a unified narrative throughout, is presented clearly, and can be read either as a cohesive whole or by individual chapter.
*H-Net*

Tightly edited . . . The integration of multiple kinds of transnational actors into a single analytical framework constitutes a significant contribution to the literature.
*Choice*