Assembling Exclusive Expertise

Anna Leander is a Professor at the Department of International Relations and Political Science, Graduate Institute Geneva; Institute of International Relations, PUC Rio de Janeiro/Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School.Ole Wæver is a Professor at the Department of Political Science, and Director of the Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts, University of Copenhagen.

• Introduction - Assembling Exclusive Expertise. Knowledge, Ignorance and Conflict Resolution in the Global South - Anna Leander and Ole Wæver The Experts Chapter 1: Who Knows Nigeria? Reflections on Conflict Expertise and Knowledge Generation in Peacebuilding Practice - Linda Bishai Chapter 2: Experts in an Adventure with Pirates: a Story of Somali Piracy Expertise - Christian Bueger. Chapter 3: From Expert to Expertise: Frederik van Zyl Slabbert’s Imaginary and Negotiations in South Africa - Peter Vale and Vineet Thakur. The Institutions Chapter 4: Worlding Conflict Resolution and Mediation Expertise in the Global South - Pinar Bilgin. Chapter 5: Stabilizing Crises: Assembling NATO Defense College Expertise about Libya and Ukraine - Trine Villumsen Berling. Chapter 6: The ‘Singapore School’ and the contested Entreprise of Terrorism - See Seng Tan. The Databases Chapter 7: Bodies Count: The Politics of Assembling War and Violent Death Data Expertise - Keith Krause. Chapter 8: SanctionsApp as Expertise (and exclusionary Ignorance) in a global policy Setting - Thomas Biersteker. Chapter 9: Conflict Knowledge, Big Data and the Emergence of Emergence - David Chandler. The Creative Expressions Chapter 10: Art as Expertise? Creative Expression in the Syrian Conflict Resolution - Anna Leander and Donatella della Ratta.Concluding Remarks Postscript - Judith Reppy. Conclusion? - William Zartman

"In an age where science communication and policy expertise has never been more important, or more contested, Assembling Exclusive Expertise brings together a sophisticated and unique collection of studies on this vital topic. With an original and consistent framework of analysis, a wealth of theoretical and empirical insights, and an impressive list of contributors, this volume is bound to be a landmark publication. Fascinating and informative."-Richard Jackson, University of Otago, New Zealand'This volume thoughtfully stimulates a wider and deeper engagement with the idea of conflict resolution ‘expertise’ by problematizing its anchorage in academic/scientific knowledge. Its emphasis on how local knowledges and practices become part of exclusive expertise in the context of the Global South is particularly welcome. Timely, wide-ranging in scope, Assembling Exclusive Expertise by a distinguished group of authors, is a landmark intervention in the field of conflict studies. A 'must-read' for the scholars and practitioners alike.'Navnita Behera, University of Delhi, India