Mapping Non-State Actors in International Relations

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Tables
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Conceptualising Non-State Actors in International Relations
	Introduction
	The Agency of NSAs: Towards a Definition
		NSAs as Entities in their Own Right
		Conceptual Clarification
	The Role of NSAs in IR: A Critique
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2: The Power and Impact of Institutions on International Relations: From Intergovernmental to Non-governmental Organisations
	Debating International Institutions
	From the Intergovernmental to the Non-governmental World
	The Roles of Institutions in the Global Humanitarian System
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 3: Irregular Militaries and Militias in International Relations: The Case of Iraqi Shiite Militias
	Historical Context of Militias in the Arab World
		Wala’iya (ولاءية)
		Marja’iya (مرجعية)
		Sadrists (صدرية)
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Dilemmas of Fundamentalist Non-state Actors in International Relations
	Introduction
	Conceptual Properties and Definitional Limits
	A More Robust Account of Strategic Rationales
		Case Study 1: The Provisional IRA: A Forty-Year Road from Fundamentalism to Compromise
		Case Study 2: The Bosnian Serb Army and the Strategic Consequences of Fundamentalism
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5: The Impact of Ethnic Groups on International Relations
	Introduction
	Taking Groups for Granted
		Ethnic Identity
	Theorizing Ethnicity in IR
		Primordial Hatreds
		The Rationalist Approach
		Instrumentalism
		Constructivism
	Ethnic Conflict
		The Internationalization of Conflicts
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 6: States-to-be as Foreign Policy Actors
	Introduction
	The Case of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
	The Case of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7: Conclusions: Understanding the Role of Non-state Actors in a Mutable Global System
	References
Index