Building States to Build PeaceCharles Call, Vanessa Wyeth Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008 - 438 pages There is increasing consensus among scholars and policy analysts that successful peacebuilding can occur only in the context of capable state institutions. But how can legitimate and sustainable states best be established in the aftermath of civil wars? And what role should international actors play in supporting the vital process? Addressing these questions, this state-of-the-art volume explores the core challenges involved in institutionalizing postconflict states. The combination of thematic chapters and in-depth case studies covers the full range of the most vexing and diverse problems confronting domestic and international actors seeking to build states while building peace.Charles T. Call is assistant professor of international relations at American University. Editor of Constructing Justice and Security After War, he has conducted field research on postconflict issues in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Haiti, Kosovo, and West Africa.Contents: Ending Wars, Building States?C.T. Call. Context. The Politics of Security in State Building?B. Rubin. Peacebuilding and Public Finance?C. Lockhart and M. Carnahan. Postconflict Economic Policy?P. Collier. Participation and State Legitimation?K. Papagianni. Justice and the Rule of Law?E. Jensen. The Limits of Bottom-Up State Building?W. Reno. Cross-Cutting Challenges?S. Cliffe and N. Manning. Cases. Somalia?K. Menkhaus. Palestine?R. Brynen. Bosnia?M. Cox. East Timor?E. Bowles and T. Hohe. Afghanistan?J. Sherman. Liberia?M. McGovern. Conclusion. State Building, War, and Peace?C.T. Call. |
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... conflict . A prevalent term in US policy usually associated with military instruments , generally reflecting a ... after World War II.13 • Peace operations : operations undertaken by international actors in the midst of or after armed ...
... conflict . A prevalent term in US policy usually associated with military instruments , generally reflecting a ... after World War II.13 • Peace operations : operations undertaken by international actors in the midst of or after armed ...
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... recovery after a conflict have all too often unintentionally undermined long - term institution building by sapping the skills base available to national institutions and bypassing national decisionmaking structures . These four re ...
... recovery after a conflict have all too often unintentionally undermined long - term institution building by sapping the skills base available to national institutions and bypassing national decisionmaking structures . These four re ...
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... postconflict contexts . Basic political functions . Political leadership and a functioning process to mediate between interests and peacefully resolve disputes is critical to sta- bilization after a conflict . If key actors do not ...
... postconflict contexts . Basic political functions . Political leadership and a functioning process to mediate between interests and peacefully resolve disputes is critical to sta- bilization after a conflict . If key actors do not ...
Contents
The Politics of Security in Postconflict Statebuilding | 25 |
Participation and State Legitimation | 49 |
Peacebuilding and Public Finance | 85 |
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