Bare Branches

The Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population

Valerie M. Hudson, Andrea M. den Boer, Steven E. Miller (Harvard University) , Sean M. Lynn-Jones (Harvard University)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
23 September 2005

History; Gender studies, gender groups; Population & demography; International relations

Series: Belfer Center Studies in International Security

What happens to a society that has too many men? In this provocative book, Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer argue that, historically, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence. Most violent crime is committed by young unmarried males who lack stable social bonds. Although there is not always a direct cause-and-effect relationship, these surplus men often play a crucial role in making violence prevalent within society. Governments sometimes respond to this problem by enlisting young surplus males in military campaigns and high-risk public works projects. Countries with high male-to-female ratios also tend to develop authoritarian political systems.

Hudson and den Boer suggest that the sex ratios of many Asian countries, particularly China and India-which represent almost 40 percent of the world's population-are being skewed in favor of males on a scale that may be unprecedented in human history. Through offspring sex selection (often in the form of sex-selective abortion and female infanticide), these countries are acquiring a disproportionate number of low-status young adult males, called ""bare branches"" by the Chinese.

Hudson and den Boer argue that this surplus male population in Asia's largest countries threatens domestic stability and international security. The prospects for peace and democracy are dimmed by the growth of bare branches in China and India, and, they maintain, the sex ratios of these countries will have global implications in the twenty-first century.

By: Valerie M. Hudson, Andrea M. den Boer
Edited by: Steven E. Miller (Harvard University), Sean M. Lynn-Jones (Harvard University)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780262582643
ISBN 10: 0262582643
Series: Belfer Center Studies in International Security
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 23 September 2005
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Valerie M. Hudson is Professor of Political Science and faculty affiliate at the David M. Kennedy School for International and Area Studies at Brigham Young University. She is the author of the books Culture and Foreign Policy and Artificial Intelligence and International Politics and coeditor of The Limits of State Autonomy: Societal Groups and Foreign Policy Formulation and Political Psychology and Foreign Policy. Andrea M. den Boer is a a Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Reviews for Bare Branches: The Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population

[E]xciting, innovative, refreshing...marks an important contribution at the nexus of the already burgeoning literatures addressing environmental and human security. * Survival * ...connects the dots of a huge demographic trend that carries international implications. * The Christian Science Monitor * ... Bare Branches has become a flashpoint for a debate about the link between sex ratios and security. * New York Times * ...an impressive and comprehensive account of sex ratios... * The Wall Street Journal * [A] well-documented study... * MSNBC *

Winner of <PrizeName>Winner in the category of Government &#38; Political Science in the 2004 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. </PrizeName> 2004
Winner of <PrizeName>Winner of the 2004 Otis Dudley Duncan Award presented by the Sociology of Population section of the American Sociological Association (ASA)</PrizeName> 2004
Winner of AAP/Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards: Government and Political Science 2004.
Winner of Winner in the category of Government & Political Science in the 2004 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. 2004