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The Improvised State: Sovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia
Alex Jeffrey
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Description for The Improvised State: Sovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia
Hardback. The Improvised State provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, the author presents new and significant theories, including the idea of state improvisation as a process of both performance and resourcefulness. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
The Improvised State provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Jeffrey presents new and significant theories, based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, which advance understanding of state building.
- Provides a major contribution to recent academic debates as to the nature of the state after violent conflict, and offers invaluable insights into state building
- Introduces the idea of state improvisation, where improvisation refers to a process of both performance and resourcefulness
- Uses the theoretical framework of Pierre Bourdieu to explore how powerful agencies have attempted to present a coherent ... Read more
- Advances our understanding of the Bosnian state by focusing on the practices of statecraft fostered in the post-Dayton era
- Research based on four periods of residential fieldwork in Bosnia, which allowed a detailed analysis of political practices in the country
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
RGS-IBG Book Series
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444336993
SKU
V9781444336993
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Ref
99-25
About Alex Jeffrey
Alex Jeffrey is a University Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Cambridge. His research has focused on the governance of post-conflict environments, particularly the former Yugoslavia, and the role of non-governmental organizations in fostering democracy. He is co-author, together with Joe Painter, of Political Geography: An Introduction to Space and Power (2009) and with Anoop Nayak on Geographical Thought: An Introduction to ... Read more
Reviews for The Improvised State: Sovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia
“I really enjoyed the book. It provides an empirically-rich, methodology-cally-rigorous and conceptually-grounded account of the state ‘in action’. It should prove to be essential reading for all those social scientists interested in the state but will also provide inspiration for all those interested in political geography, understandings of power and notions of performance.” (Cultural Geographies, 27 December 2013)