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This book explores contemporary populist politics through the lens of ontological security theory. It shows that the `divisionary politics of populism¿ is fostered by narratives of crisis and insecurity surrounding the imagined Self that gives shape to `the people¿ that populism claims to represent.

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In fields such as politics, international relations, public administration and international law, there is a rapidly growing interest in the topic of 'accountability'. In this innovative new work, Steele shows how we might recognize how an alternative form of accountability in global politics has been present for some time, and that, furthermore, this form's continued presence remains one of the most politically powerful, if not endurable, pos...

This volume demonstrates that ontological security is a major motivating rationale for state action and inaction, challenging and complementing realist, liberal and constructivist accounts to international politics.

Investigates how nation-states create self-images in part through aesthetics and how these images can be manipulated to challenge those states' power. It illustrates the vulnerability of power with examples from recent history, and demonstrates how a nation-state can feel threatened not only by other nation-states or terrorist organizations but also by unexpected events that challenge its self-constructed image of security.