Pirate Lands - Daxecker, Ursula; Prins, Brandon
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In Pirate Lands, Ursula Daxecker and Brandon Prins argue that pirates operate in locations where local governance is weak enough to incentivize collusion among pirates and local authorities, but strong enough to ensure that infrastructure and markets permit the organization of sustained piracy. Conducting cross-national and subnational analyses of Indonesia, Nigeria, and Somalia, they show how governance at the state and local levels explain maritime piracy. They further employ interviews with former pirates, community members, and maritime security experts to offer the first comprehensive, social-scientific account of maritime piracy.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In Pirate Lands, Ursula Daxecker and Brandon Prins argue that pirates operate in locations where local governance is weak enough to incentivize collusion among pirates and local authorities, but strong enough to ensure that infrastructure and markets permit the organization of sustained piracy. Conducting cross-national and subnational analyses of Indonesia, Nigeria, and Somalia, they show how governance at the state and local levels explain maritime piracy. They further employ interviews with former pirates, community members, and maritime security experts to offer the first comprehensive, social-scientific account of maritime piracy.
Autorenporträt
Ursula Daxecker is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research. Her work explores the dynamics of election quality in developing countries, the relationship between politics and crime, and maritime security issues, including but not limited to piracy. Her research has been funded by the US Department of Defense Minerva Initiative, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, and the European Commission's Marie Curie actions. From 2020-2025, she will lead a project on elections and conflict in India and Nigeria funded by the European Research Council. Daxecker serves on the editorial board of the European Journal of International Relations and International Interactions. Her work is published in British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Public Choice, and Electoral Studies, among others. Brandon Prins is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and a Global Security Fellow with the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. His current research focuses on post-conflict violence, terrorism, and maritime crime. He has published widely in scholarly journals, such as International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, and the British Journal of Political Science. The US Office of Naval Research, Y-12 National Security Complex, and the National Nuclear Security Administration have funded Dr. Prins' research. He currently serves as Lead Editor of International Studies Quarterly.