A long list of countries - labelled outcasts, pariahs and rogues - have failed to meet international standards of good conduct. In the Cold War years Rhodesia, Israel, Chile, Taiwan and South Africa, among others, featured among the ranks of the disreputable. In modern world politics, the serious sinners not only include states: terrorists, rebels, criminals and mercenaries also participate in the great game of who gets what, when and how. Highlighting the rules of good behaviour that both state and non-state actors have violated, Geldenhuys takes a novel approach that breaks through the narrow parameters of the rogue state paradigm and of other state-centric perspectives.

Autorentext

DEON GELDENHUYS is Professor of Politics at Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg. Specializing in International Relations, he has published a number of books, including Foreign Political Engagement: Remaking States in the Post-Cold War World.

Zusammenfassung
Saddam Hussein's Iraq, North Korea under the Kim dynasty and Yugoslavia in the Milosevic era all gained international notoriety through their rule-breaking behaviour. They join a long list of countries - labelled as outcasts, pariahs and rogues - that have failed to meet international standards of good conduct. In the Cold War years Rhodesia, Israel, Chile, Taiwan and South Africa, among others, featured in the ranks of the disreputable. In modern world politics, the serious sinners are not only states. Terrorists, rebels, criminals and mercenaries also participate in the great game of who gets what, when and how. Deviant Conduct in World Politics introduces the sociological notion of deviance to study offensive conduct in international politics. It highlights the rules of good behaviour that both state and non-state actors have violated, and takes a novel approach to break through the narrow parameters of the rogue state paradigm and other state-centric perspectives.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements Introduction Pariahs, Outcasts and Rogues: The Limitations of Popular Labels Deviant Actors in World Politics: An Analytical Framework From Turkey to Rhodesia: An Assortment of Outcasts Principal Pariahs of the Cold War Era Iraq Iran Libya North Korea Cuba Myanmar Yugoslavia Additional African States Some Other Deviant States Non-State Deviants Conclusion References