W Andy Knight
Biographic Data
| ID | 789649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W Andy Knight |
| GIVEN NAMES | W Andy |
| FAMILY NAME | Knight |
| SIGNATURE | KNIGHT W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8969-7737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The art of the long game: Trinidad & Tobago and Caribbean statecraft at the United Nations
In the days following Trinidad and Tobago’s overwhelming election to the United Nations Security Council, much attention has been paid to the result. Yet the more interesting story lies not in the
Insidious systems: A scoping review of Black youth and the criminal justice system in Canada
Mixed-method evaluation of the Fairer Futures Fund: A £22.2 m public health initiative designed to reduce health inequalities in Birmingham and Solihull (UK)
Introduction: Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System created the £22.2 million Fairer Futures Fund to support community-centred collaborative innovation to address long-standing health inequalities in the region. The FFF supports the development of productive and sustainable partnerships between communities, the voluntary sector, and health and social care organisations to deliver three broad categories of projects: multiple small communi…
Farewell from Outgoing Editors
In Memoriam: Professor Russell C. Smandych
Rethinking Approaches to Violent Extremism
Peace-Making, Military Integration, Banditry, and Weaponization of the Covid-19 Pandemic by Extremist Groups
Witness Protection, Nile Politics, Shīʿīsm and the Problematique of Borders
Instability, Social Capital and the Air Force: Burkina Faso, the Two Sudans and Nigeria in Focus
Vaccine nationalism, violent extremist problematique and state management of combat-related deaths
The interregnum: Governance in the new world disorder
There is a crisis of global governance at this moment in our history -- a moment being labeled as 'the interregnum -- a moment of transition from one world order to another. The turbulence and disequilibrium of this moment in our history have triggered intense and growing interest in the concept and practice of governance at all levels. This is not a reflexive moment; it is a time for serious reflection and contemplation; a time for reconceptuali…
Homegrown Solutions to Regional Insecurity Complexes in Africa
This issue of African Security covers some of the most consequential issues faced by states across the African continent. The first paper “Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The Afric
Conflict Networks, Terrorist Recruitment, Maritime Security and Non-State Armed Group Involvement in Counter-terrorism Strategies
The African Peace and Security Architecture, Non-science of Electoral Prophetism, Farmer-herder Conflicts, and Ungoverned Spaces
This issue of African Security begins with John J. Hogan’s observations and analysis of the negotiation that resulted in the establishment of one of the central pillars of the African Union. After
Covid-19, George Floyd and Human Security
Our beleaguered world was thrown into a major turmoil in December 2019 when the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-19 or COVID-19) was discovered in Wuhan, China and q
Regional Security Governance in Africa
This issue of African Security takes readers across the African continent – Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, and the Sudano-Sahelian region. The four articles in the issue focus on topics that are co
Counterinsurgency, Coup-Avoidance and Military Expenditure in Africa
This issue of African Security contains three articles on different but interconnected themes. In the lead article, Brandon Brooks interrogates the US Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manu
Caribbean response to Covid-19: A regional approach to pandemic preparedness and resilience
Caribbean response to COVID-19: a regional approach to pandemic preparedness and resilience." The Round Table, 109(4), pp. 464–465
Regional and global impacts of the 2007 Port-of-Spain Declaration on noncommunicable diseases
Objective. To assess how well Caribbean regional institutions (RIs) met their commitments from the 2007 Port-of-Spain Summit (POSS) declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and evaluate the POSS impact on the United Nations High-level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs in 2011 (2011 HLM), HLM NCD review in 2014 (2014 HLM), World Health Organization’s 2025 NCD targets (2025 WHO), and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon in 2015. Methods…
In Memoriam — Professor Pius Adesanmi (1972-2019)
News of the tragic death of Professor Pius Adesanmi in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March 2019 alongside all the 156 passengers and crew (representing some 35 nations) sent shock w
Combating Violent Extremism in Africa: Terrorism and Piracy
Terrorism and piratical acts continue to be major security challenges in Africa. This combined issue of African Security (volume 12, issues 3/4) brings a critical focus on attempts to combat these
On the Precipice: Nigeria and a Budding Shi’ite Insurgency
This issue begins with a conceptual article written by the late James Hentz. Colonel Hentz, the founding editor of African Security journal, advances a novel approach to understanding the nature of
Global Health Diplomacy as a Tool of Peace
There is no question that peace and health are inextricably linked. War affects human health through the direct violence of military arms and through the structural violence that leads to major interruptions of the socio-economic systems people use to address their health needs. Those disruptions are compounded by natural disasters and manifold vulnerabilities that force countries to divert economic resources from health services. Clearly war and…
The nexus between vulnerabilities and violence in the Caribbean
This article analyses the nexus between the Caribbean’s manifold vulnerabilities and the direct and structural violence evident throughout the region’s history. It argues that Caribbean states are threatened not only by direct violence but also by the structural violence permeating in impoverished and marginalised sectors of the state–society complex. Both forms of violence are attributable to the historical legacy of colonisation, to US paternal…
In Memoriam: James J. Hentz (1955–2018)
Towards a subsidiarity model for peacemaking and preventive diplomacy: Making Chapter VIII of the UN Charter operational
Global Health Diplomacy as a Tool of Peace
There is no question that peace and health are inextricably linked. War affects human health through the direct violence of military arms and through the structural violence that leads to major interruptions of the socio-economic systems people use to address their health needs. Those disruptions are compounded by natural disasters and manifold vulnerabilities that force countries to divert economic resources from health services. Clearly war and…
Gauging Social Integration among Canadian Muslims: A Sense of Belonging in an Age of Anxiety
While the subject of "Muslim integration" has received extensive scholarly attention, especially in the Western European context, there has been little study of the subject in Canada. Canada has a long history of welcoming immigrants who make up 20 percent of the population. Yet, Canada has not fully escaped the debates and anxieties related to the accommodation of Muslim immigrants and the integration of those populations. In particular, these a…
Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Africa: An Overview
This article draws on the experience of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs on the African continent. It explains the link between DDR in Africa and the evolution of post-conflict peacebuilding as envisioned by former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the phases of the DDR process, the actors involved in the practice of DDR—both within the UN system and outside. Seven case studies are used to illustrate how DDR …
Car Bombing “With Due Respect”: The Niger Delta Insurgency and the Idea Called Mend
This study contributes to the scholarly understanding of the insurgency in the oil-rich Delta region of Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a loose coalition of insurgent groups responsible for many spectacular cases of kidnapping and bombing, is interrogated within the new wars theoretical prism. The article draws on interview and focus group data garnered from six categories of actors, including forty-two ex-in…
A Changing United Nations: Multilateral Evolution and the Quest for Global Governance
Dedication List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction Rationalist and Reflectivist Approaches to Multilateralism and Governance Multilateral Evolution and UN Change Processes Developing Institutional Foundations: Learning in the UN The UN's Global Agenda and the Reflexive Adaptation Process The Managed Change Process at the UN Post-Cold War Multilateralism and the New UN Reform Agenda Subsidiarity a…
State, Society and the Un System: Changing Perspectives on Multilateralism
Evolution and change in the UN system seeking a larger voice: German and Indian perspectives perspectives from the European periphery On the receiving end small state perspectives
The interregnum: Governance in the new world disorder
There is a crisis of global governance at this moment in our history -- a moment being labeled as 'the interregnum -- a moment of transition from one world order to another. The turbulence and disequilibrium of this moment in our history have triggered intense and growing interest in the concept and practice of governance at all levels. This is not a reflexive moment; it is a time for serious reflection and contemplation; a time for reconceptuali…
The nexus between vulnerabilities and violence in the Caribbean
This article analyses the nexus between the Caribbean’s manifold vulnerabilities and the direct and structural violence evident throughout the region’s history. It argues that Caribbean states are threatened not only by direct violence but also by the structural violence permeating in impoverished and marginalised sectors of the state–society complex. Both forms of violence are attributable to the historical legacy of colonisation, to US paternal…
Homegrown Violent Extremism in Trinidad and Tobago: Local Patterns, Global Trends
The article examines the subject of homegrown violent extremism related to militant Islamism in the dual-Island Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago (T & T). It employs original research drawn from a series of semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. Tracing the evolution of endogenous forms of radicalism and extremism the article considers how globalized-exogenous forms of militant Islamism …
Homegrown Terrorism in Canada: Local Patterns, Global Trends
The article examines how global trends related to militant Islamism have influenced patterns of homegrown terrorism in Canada. It seeks to understand how an evolving movement has shaped three case studies, two cases of homegrown terrorism, the case of Momin Khawaja, the “Toronto 18” plot, and the emerging trend of extremist travelers. Recognizing the notable gap in the literature, a growing number of cases of homegrown terrorism and extremism in …
Subsidiarity, Regional Governance, and Caribbean Security
The reconfiguration of the global security order since the late 1980s has had a heavy impact on regional security in the Caribbean. Having lost strategic importance, the Caribbean states have been attempting to restructure their relationship with the United States. These small states are interested in building a regional security regime that is inclusive, transparent, and accountable. This analysis shows how the principle of subsidiarity may be e…
Establishing Political Authority in Peace-Maintenance
Homegrown Solutions to Regional Insecurity Complexes in Africa
This issue of African Security covers some of the most consequential issues faced by states across the African continent. The first paper “Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The Afric
The African Peace and Security Architecture, Non-science of Electoral Prophetism, Farmer-herder Conflicts, and Ungoverned Spaces
This issue of African Security begins with John J. Hogan’s observations and analysis of the negotiation that resulted in the establishment of one of the central pillars of the African Union. After
Counterinsurgency, Coup-Avoidance and Military Expenditure in Africa
This issue of African Security contains three articles on different but interconnected themes. In the lead article, Brandon Brooks interrogates the US Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manu
Caribbean response to Covid-19: A regional approach to pandemic preparedness and resilience
Caribbean response to COVID-19: a regional approach to pandemic preparedness and resilience." The Round Table, 109(4), pp. 464–465
Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: Prospects and pitfalls
Employing secondary research and semi-structured interviews, this article examines the use of private maritime security companies (PMSC) in providing maritime security services in the Horn of Africa. It consists of four parts. The first part explains the origins and development of the use of PMSC in the Horn of Africa. The second section discusses the regulation of the private security industry, paying particular attention to the maritime context…
The Development of the Responsibility to Protect – From Evolving Norm to Practice
Why does the genocidal mentality persist? Is there hope that humankind can curb or end the shocking mass atrocities that have plagued our globe over the last century and during the beginning of this century? These questions are addressed in this essay through an examination of the evolution of the normative narrative that resulted in the eventual emergence of the concept of 'responsibility to protect' (R2P or RtoP). The evolution of this narrativ…
What Is Our Niche
Global Governance was established in 1994 to publish high-quality scholarship on the role of international institutions in world politics and to foster debate around this general theme. Its primary aim has been to publish refereed articles that are accessible and interesting to both academics and practitioners. The journal has also striven to put forward voices and perspectives about multilateralism that were underrepresented in mainstream litera…
Straddling the fence: An equivocal proposal for future multilateral governance
(1995). Straddling the fence: An equivocal proposal for future multilateral governance. Third World Quarterly: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 557-579
Straddling the fence: An equivocal proposal for future multilateral governance
(1995). Straddling the fence: An equivocal proposal for future multilateral governance. Third World Quarterly: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 557-579
State, Society and the Un System: Changing Perspectives on Multilateralism
Evolution and change in the UN system seeking a larger voice: German and Indian perspectives perspectives from the European periphery On the receiving end small state perspectives
Towards a subsidiarity model for peacemaking and preventive diplomacy: Making Chapter VIII of the UN Charter operational
Establishing Political Authority in Peace-Maintenance
The study of change in the UN multilateral system: Shifting From Rationalist to Reflectivist Approaches
What Is Our Niche
Global Governance was established in 1994 to publish high-quality scholarship on the role of international institutions in world politics and to foster debate around this general theme. Its primary aim has been to publish refereed articles that are accessible and interesting to both academics and practitioners. The journal has also striven to put forward voices and perspectives about multilateralism that were underrepresented in mainstream litera…
A Changing United Nations: Multilateral Evolution and the Quest for Global Governance
Dedication List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction Rationalist and Reflectivist Approaches to Multilateralism and Governance Multilateral Evolution and UN Change Processes Developing Institutional Foundations: Learning in the UN The UN's Global Agenda and the Reflexive Adaptation Process The Managed Change Process at the UN Post-Cold War Multilateralism and the New UN Reform Agenda Subsidiarity a…
Subsidiarity, Regional Governance, and Caribbean Security
The reconfiguration of the global security order since the late 1980s has had a heavy impact on regional security in the Caribbean. Having lost strategic importance, the Caribbean states have been attempting to restructure their relationship with the United States. These small states are interested in building a regional security regime that is inclusive, transparent, and accountable. This analysis shows how the principle of subsidiarity may be e…
A clarion call for Canadian leadership
“If a world without borders is going to bring people, cultures and societies into closer and deeper contact, whether by benign intent or malevolent design, our world needs some assurance that all humans can indeed live together and flourish. If not our example, whose?”
Coexisting Civilizations in a Plural World
Journal Article Coexisting Civilizations in a Plural World Get access The Political Economy of a Plural World: Critical Reflections on Power, Morals and Civilization. By Cox Robert W. Schechter Michael G.. New York: Routledge, 2002. 232 pp., $100.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-415-25290-3), $24.95 paperback (ISBN: 0-415-25291-1). W. Andy Knight W. Andy Knight Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, Canada Search for other works by this author …
Building Sustainable Peace
This book focuses on creating a sustainable peace as opposed to winning the peace. It is comprised of fifteen papers, which examine and discuss various dimensions of the peace-building and post-conflict reconciliation process. Authored by academics, policy advisors, practitioners and members of the public at large, the papers address issues such as factors that have contributed to the process of resolving civil wars and reconciling divided societ…
Swan Song: From 7:1 to 11:4
As we pass the baton to the incoming editors, it is useful to reflect on the past five years and to measure performance against goals set out in What Is Our Niche? (vol. 7, no. 1). We made clear our intention to build on the work of our predecessors, Craig Murphy and Roger A. Coate, under whose watch Global Governance was recognized by the American Publishers Association as the Best New in business, the social sciences, and the humanities. We wis…
Politics and Process at the United Nations: The Global Dance
POLITICS AND PROCESS AT THE UNITED NATIONS The Global Dance Courtney B. Smith Boulder Lynne Rienner, 2006. 32gpp, US$24.99 paper (ISBN 1588263487)IRRELEVANT OR INDISPENSABLE The United Nations the 21st Century Paul Heinbecker & Patricia Goff, eds. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005. 160pp, $24.95 paper (ISBN 0889204934)ADAPTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO POSTMODERN ERA, 2nd ed., W. Andy Knight, ed. New York: Palgrave, 2005. 283pp, US…
Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Africa: An Overview
This article draws on the experience of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs on the African continent. It explains the link between DDR in Africa and the evolution of post-conflict peacebuilding as envisioned by former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the phases of the DDR process, the actors involved in the practice of DDR—both within the UN system and outside. Seven case studies are used to illustrate how DDR …
Female Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: Comparing the Tamil Separatists and Kashmir Insurgents
In this article we compare two conflicts in South Asia—civil war in Sri Lanka and the insurgency in Kashmir—to investigate the enabling conditions for female suicide terrorism in the former, and the lack thereof in the latter. We conclude that female suicide terrorism is a product of several inter-related factors that feed into each other: (i) tormented society, (ii) individual grievances, and (iii) a terrorist organisation with an effective indo…
The Development of the Responsibility to Protect – From Evolving Norm to Practice
Why does the genocidal mentality persist? Is there hope that humankind can curb or end the shocking mass atrocities that have plagued our globe over the last century and during the beginning of this century? These questions are addressed in this essay through an examination of the evolution of the normative narrative that resulted in the eventual emergence of the concept of 'responsibility to protect' (R2P or RtoP). The evolution of this narrativ…
The Routledge handbook of the responsibility to protect
Car Bombing “With Due Respect”: The Niger Delta Insurgency and the Idea Called Mend
This study contributes to the scholarly understanding of the insurgency in the oil-rich Delta region of Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a loose coalition of insurgent groups responsible for many spectacular cases of kidnapping and bombing, is interrogated within the new wars theoretical prism. The article draws on interview and focus group data garnered from six categories of actors, including forty-two ex-in…
Homegrown Terrorism in Canada: Local Patterns, Global Trends
The article examines how global trends related to militant Islamism have influenced patterns of homegrown terrorism in Canada. It seeks to understand how an evolving movement has shaped three case studies, two cases of homegrown terrorism, the case of Momin Khawaja, the “Toronto 18” plot, and the emerging trend of extremist travelers. Recognizing the notable gap in the literature, a growing number of cases of homegrown terrorism and extremism in …
Piracy in the Horn of Africa Waters: Definitions, History, and Modern Causes
Throughout history, ocean piracy was common in different parts of the world, but it was rare in the Horn of Africa waters. Although international law clearly defines piracy, the term is often carelessly used interchangeably with different crimes (armed robbery, atrocities against the victims of shipwrecks, maritime terrorism, insurgent attacks, on sea intercommunal conflicts, and at times illegal fishing). In the first section, this article criti…
Female Suicide Bombings: A Critical Gender Approach
Female Suicide Bombings critically examines and challenges common assumptions of this loaded term. Tanya Narozhna and W. Andy Knight introduce female suicide bombings as a socio-political practice and a product of deeply politicized, gendered representations
Homegrown Violent Extremism in Trinidad and Tobago: Local Patterns, Global Trends
The article examines the subject of homegrown violent extremism related to militant Islamism in the dual-Island Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago (T & T). It employs original research drawn from a series of semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. Tracing the evolution of endogenous forms of radicalism and extremism the article considers how globalized-exogenous forms of militant Islamism …
Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: Prospects and pitfalls
Employing secondary research and semi-structured interviews, this article examines the use of private maritime security companies (PMSC) in providing maritime security services in the Horn of Africa. It consists of four parts. The first part explains the origins and development of the use of PMSC in the Horn of Africa. The second section discusses the regulation of the private security industry, paying particular attention to the maritime context…
Gauging Social Integration among Canadian Muslims: A Sense of Belonging in an Age of Anxiety
While the subject of "Muslim integration" has received extensive scholarly attention, especially in the Western European context, there has been little study of the subject in Canada. Canada has a long history of welcoming immigrants who make up 20 percent of the population. Yet, Canada has not fully escaped the debates and anxieties related to the accommodation of Muslim immigrants and the integration of those populations. In particular, these a…
In Memoriam: James J. Hentz (1955–2018)
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