Borderland Battles

Annette Idler is the Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College, and at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. She holds a doctorate from the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, and an MA in International Relations from King's College London's Department of War Studies. Her research focuses on security, conflict, and transnational organized crime. Idler has published numerous scholarly articles, policy briefs, and op-eds, advised governments and international organizations, and provided frequent media commentary.

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Prologue: Witnessing Insecurity from the Margins
Borderland Maps
1. Borderlands: Security through a Magnifying Glass
2. Non-State Order and Security
3. Borderlands Lens
4. Violence and Survival
5. Crime and Uncertainty
6. Governance and Consent
7. The Border Effect
8 Global Borderlands: Security through a Kaleidoscope
Epilogue: Experiencing Insecurity in the Margins
Appendix A: Further Methological Notes
Appendix B: Violent Non-state Group Interactions across the Borderlands
Appendix C: Borderland Fieldwork Itineraries
Notes
Bibliography
Index