This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in

Non-state threats and actors have become key topics in contemporary international security as since the end of the Cold War the notion that state is the primary

How do non-state actors matter in international relations? This volume recognizes three types of non-state actor: non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergo

An original argument about the causes and consequences of political violence and the range of strategies employed.

Given the importance of violent non-state actors (VNSA) and their evolving role in global politics, dynamic frameworks of analysis are needed both to trace hist