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 relapse occur partly because the countries that have had a conflict have underlying and persistent characteristics such as low income , “ ethnic dominance , " and natural resource dependence that make them prone to conflict.2 ...
... conflict relapse occur partly because the countries that have had a conflict have underlying and persistent characteristics such as low income , “ ethnic dominance , " and natural resource dependence that make them prone to conflict.2 ...
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... conflict government can do to reduce conflict risk is to accelerate economic recovery . If the growth rate can be raised , it is even more effective in reduc- ing risks than it is in conflict prevention.8 Growth directly reduces conflict ...
... conflict government can do to reduce conflict risk is to accelerate economic recovery . If the growth rate can be raised , it is even more effective in reduc- ing risks than it is in conflict prevention.8 Growth directly reduces conflict ...
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... Conflict Societies . " Work- ing Paper 2006-12 . Oxford : Centre for the Study of African Economies , Depart- ment of Economics , Oxford University , August 2006 . Collier , Paul , et al . Breaking the Conflict Trap : Civil War and ...
... Conflict Societies . " Work- ing Paper 2006-12 . Oxford : Centre for the Study of African Economies , Depart- ment of Economics , Oxford University , August 2006 . Collier , Paul , et al . Breaking the Conflict Trap : Civil War and ...
Contents
The Politics of Security in Postconflict Statebuilding | 25 |
Participation and State Legitimation | 49 |
Peacebuilding and Public Finance | 85 |
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