| Description |
1 online resource (220 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding |
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Routledge studies in intervention and statebuilding.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; The International Community and Statebuilding; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; List of acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the supply side of statebuilding: Patrice C. McMahon and Jon Western; 2. The origins of liberal statebuilding: Jon Western; 3. Organizing for nation building: the post-Cold War experiences: James Dobbins; 4. Peace processes and path dependence: institutionalizing ethnic division in Bosnia: Lise Morjé Howard; 5. From cacophony to choir: the statebuilding challenge in Kosovo: William G. O'Neill |
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6. Acting locally: shaping local governance reforms in Bosnia and Kosovo: Paula M. Pickering7. International actors and cooperation in statebuilding in Afghanistan: Marvin G. Weinbaum; 8. Constraints and context: a practitioner's view of statebuilding in Afghanistan: Ronald E. Neumann; 9. Coalitions at the limits: NATO's restricted effort in Afghanistan: David P. Auerswald and Stephen M. Saideman; 10. Statebuilding in Iraq: an American failure, lately redeemed: Daniel Serwer; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book brings together policymakers and academics to analyse the international community's performance in post-war statebuilding projects. In the past twenty years, statebuilding has emerged as a centerpiece of international efforts to stabilize violent conflicts. From the Balkans, to Iraq, to Afghanistan, it has become widely accepted that statebuilding--defined as the development of transparent and accountable political institutions, stable and sustainable economic structures, professional public administrations, and civilian-controlled security services--is essential to the long-term sta |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Western, Jon
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| ISBN |
9780203125274 |
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0203125274 |
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