Sociology and New Wars in the Era of Globalisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12911765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael S Drake (0000-0003-2477-357X, University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 637-650 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00032.x |
| OpenAlex | W1975072353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
The sociology of war has used a number of analytical perspectives to explain why the end of the Cold War saw outbreaks of violence around the world in the form of ‘new wars’, rather than universal peace. Factors often considered are globalisation, nationalist ideology, political elites, the Revolution in Military Affairs, international crime and migration. Sociological analysis of these new wars often makes use of comparative historical sociology, but these are wars of state disintegration rather than of state formation. This summary undertakes a critical evaluation of different approaches, arguing that they mostly follow a model of war inherited from Clausewitz which conceives of war only as an encounter between two states and so cannot successfully explain new war, where armed forces no longer primarily fight each other but target civilians
Cold war · Criminology · Globalization · Historical sociology · Ideology · International relations · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · Law · Sociology and Norbert Elias
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |