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Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building
David Chandler
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Description for Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building
Paperback. Ideal for students of international affairs, this book takes a critical look at state building. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745324289
SKU
V9780745324289
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About David Chandler
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).
Reviews for Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building
'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'
Alex Veit, Development and Change 'A provocative and insightful study which raises many important questions about how the international community employs its power and resources'
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Alex Veit, Development and Change 'A provocative and insightful study which raises many important questions about how the international community employs its power and resources'
Lenard ... Read more