Nation-Building

A Key Concept For Peaceful Conflict Transformation?

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

The term 'nation-building' has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the early 1990s. It has been used to describe and to justify the military interventions in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Linked to the idea of 'failed' or 'failing' states, the concept is used to hide and legitimise a whole range of diverse policies, allowing foreign powers to control and reshape countries in areas of conflict.Currently the international debate on nation building is heavily dominated by US actors and authors, especially by writers connected to the Bush administration or its policies. This book presents academic and political alternatives, presenting a critical view from 'Old Europe'. The book combines academic research and analysis with policy orientation, with contributors from both fields. It clarifies the terminology distinguishing developmental, peace-related, imperial and analytical approaches to nation-building. Highlighting its connections to globalization, democracy, ethnic and religious minorities, the contributors consider case studies such as Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and Nigeria.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 13 mm
Vikt:281 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745323350

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Jochen Hippler is a political scientist and peace researcher based at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He is the former Director of the Transnational Institute (TNI) in Amsterdam, and author of Nation-Building (Pluto, 2005) and The Next Threat (Pluto, 1995).

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This is a useful book, basically policy-orientated rather than theoretical. As rebuilding after conflict is likely to be an on-going need, the book contains really useful observations -- International Journal on World Peace

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List of AbbreviationsPrefacePart I: Concepts and Theoretical Analyses of Nation-Building1. Violent Conflicts, Conflict Prevention and Nation-Building – Terminology and Political Concepts by Jochen Hippler2. Globalisation and Nation-Building – Not a Contradiction in Terms by Rainer Tetzlaff3. Democratisation and Nation-Building in ‘Divided Societies’ by Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka4. Shaping the Nation – Ideological Aspects of Nation-Building by Claudia DerichsPart II: Case Studies5. Deconstruction of States as an Opportunity for New Statism? Example of Somalia and Somaliland by Wolfgang Heinrich / Manfred Kulessa6. Afghanistan: Nation-Building in the Shadow of the Warlords and the ‘War on Terror’ by Rangin Dadfar Spanta7. Nation-building by Occupation? – The Case of Iraq by Jochen Hippler8. Between Self-Determination and Multi-Ethnicity – International Actors and Nation-Building in Bosnia and Kosovo by Du_an Relji_9. Nigeria: The Oil State and the Crisis of Nation-Building in Africa by Cyril I. ObiPart III: Nation-Building in Political Practice10. Between Projectitis and the Formation of Countervailing Power – NGOs in Nation-Building Processes by Jeanette Schade11. External Nation-Building vs. Endogenous Nation-Forming – A Development Policy Perspective by Ulrike Hopp / Adolf Kloke-Lesch12. Nation-Building: A Strategy for Regional Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention by Helmut van Edig13. Nation-Building: Possibilities and Limitations of External Military Contributions by Heinz-Uwe Schäfer14. Nation-States for Export? Nation-Building Between Military Intervention, Crisis Prevention and Development Policy by Jochen HipplerNotes on the ContributorsIndex