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Comparative practices are integral to global security politics. The balance of power politics, status competitions and global security governance would be possible without them. Yet, they are rarely treated as the main object of study. Exploring the varied uses of comparisons, this book addresses three key questions: How is comparative knowledge produced? How does it become politically relevant? How do comparative practices shape security politics? This book makes 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.

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9781529241839

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“A groundbreaking volume that redefines comparative practices as a crucial policy tool in global security politics and that shows how comparison influences governance across traditional as well as novel security issues.” Thorsten Bonacker, University of Marburg “This is an important volume featuring a stellar cast of contributors. It is a rare example of an edited book that is more than the sum of its parts. The contents should be of interest not only to those who study global security but anyone interested in how comparative knowledge is produced. Indeed, any scholar of international relations will appreciate this volume.” Ayse Zarakol, University of Cambridge

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Thomas Mller is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University. Mathias Albert is Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University. Kerrin Langer is Research Associate at the Department of Social Sciences at TU Dortmund University.

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