Security Aid

Canada and the Development Regime of Security

By: Jeffrey Monaghan

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Hardcover | 24 April 2017

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312 Pages

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Canada is actively involved through various agencies in the domestic affairs of countries in the Global South. Over time, these practices – rationalized as a form of humanitarian assistance − have become increasingly focused on enhancing regimes of surveillance, policing, prisons, border control, and security governance.

Drawing on an array of previously classified materials and interviews with security experts, Security Aid presents a critical analysis of the securitization of humanitarian aid. Jeffrey Monaghan demonstrates that, while Canadian humanitarian assistance may be framed around altruistic ideals, these ideals are subordinate to two overlapping objectives: the advancement of Canada’s strategic interests and the development of security states in the “underdeveloped” world. Through case studies of the major aid programs in Haiti, Libya, and Southeast Asia, Security Aid provides a comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Canada’s foreign policy agenda and its role in global affairs.

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"This book shines much-needed light on the underbelly of Canadian international assistance. It is a must-read for anyone interested in a myth-busting critical analysis of Canada's foreign policy, foreign aid, and security and defence policy, as well as its use of the whole-of-government approach." -- Stephen Brown, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa "In Security Aid, Jeffrey Monaghan presents a powerful, well-researched, and clear argument that will be a welcome addition to the critical study of security as 'governmentality' in general, and of the Canadian policy process in particular." -- David Mutimer, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, York University

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