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Resilience is highly popular among policymakers. Joseph tours different policy domains to understand how this ambiguous concept works in practice. His findings will surprise academics and policymakers. Highly recommended. Arjen Boin, Leiden University Jonathan Joseph has written a fascinating, cross national study of the interaction between systems of governance and understandings of resilience. He illuminates why the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have adopted different policies in the areas of terrorism, disasters, and humanitarian intervention. Strongly recommended. Daniel P. Aldrich, author of Building Resilience, and professor, Northeastern University In this crisp and well-written study, Jonathan Joseph both provides a conceptual framework for the understanding of resilience ,and a series of case studies of the usage of the term. Situating the notion of resilience as a tool of governance made comprehensible through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality, he shows how it has been used in different contexts and by different state actors. This is an essential guide to one of the most protean of contemporary buzzwords. Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science Joseph's highly readable study of governance practices is packed with contemporary and in-depth empirical and conceptual insights. Highlighting the proliferation of resilience-thinking across key policy areas, the analytical focus is the importance of social, political and international context for understanding variations in governance strategies, practices and discourses. This book will be a must read reference for those concerned with the changing nature of contemporary governance regimes. David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster

Advance praise: 'Resilience is highly popular among policy-makers. Joseph tours different policy domains to understand how this ambiguous concept works in practice. His findings will surprise academics and policy-makers. Highly recommended.' Arjen Boin, Leiden University Advance praise: 'Jonathan Joseph has written a fascinating, cross national study of the interaction between systems of governance and understandings of resilience. He illuminates why the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have adopted different policies in the areas of terrorism, disasters, and humanitarian intervention. Strongly recommended.' Daniel P. Aldrich, Northeastern University and author of Building Resilience Advance praise: 'In this crisp and well-written study, Jonathan Joseph both provides a conceptual framework for the understanding of resilience ,and a series of case studies of the usage of the term. Situating the notion of resilience as a tool of governance made comprehensible through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality, he shows how it has been used in different contexts and by different state actors. This is an essential guide to one of the most protean of contemporary buzzwords.' Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science Advance praise: 'Joseph's highly readable study of governance practices is packed with contemporary and in-depth empirical and conceptual insights. Highlighting the proliferation of resilience-thinking across key policy areas, the analytical focus is the importance of social, political and international context for understanding variations in governance strategies, practices and discourses. This book will be a must read reference for those concerned with the changing nature of contemporary governance regimes.' David Chandler, University of Westminster

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Jonathan Joseph is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield and a former Senior Fellow at Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen. He is the author of The Social in the Global: Social Theory, Governmentality and Global Politics (Cambridge, 2012).

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