Empire in Denial

The Politics of State-Building

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This book argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. In the 1990s, interventionist policies challenged the rights of individual states to self-governance. Today, non-western states are more likely to be feted by international institutions offering programmes of poverty-reduction, democratisation and good governance. States without the right of self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only institutionalise divisions between the West and the non-West and are unable to overcome the social and political divisions of post-conflict states. Highlighting the dangers of current policy - including the redefinition of sovereignty, and the subsequent erosion of ties linking power and accountability.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-07-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 15 mm
Vikt:311 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745324289

Utforska kategorier

Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

David Chandler is Professor of International Relations, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. He has written widely on democracy, human rights and international relations and is the author of Hollow Hegemony (Pluto, 2009), Empire in Denial (Pluto, 2006), From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond (Pluto, 2005) and Bosnia (Pluto, 2000).

Recensioner i media

'A most valuable contribution to the debate on state-and peace-building interventions. It moreover hints at the inadequacy of literature that lumps Western states, intervening agencies and post-conflict societies into one analytical field'

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction: Empire in Denial2. State-Building States without Sovereignty3. The Governance of Government4. The Ethics of Empire in Denial5. Denial of the EU’s Eastern Empire6. Denying the Bosnian Protectorate7. Techniques of Evasion (1) Anti-Corruption Initiatives8. Techniques of Evasion (2) The Rule of Law9. Conclusion: Six Theses on Phantom States and Empire in DenialReferencesIndex