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Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building
Contributor(s): Chandler, David (Author)

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ISBN: 0745324290     ISBN-13: 9780745324296
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
OUR PRICE: $120.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2006
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Annotation: 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 programs of poverty-reduction, democratization and good governance. States without the right to self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only institutionalize 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-David Chandler offers a critical look at state-building that will be of interest to all students of international affairs.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - General
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 327.101
LCCN: 2006298818
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.75" L (0.86 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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David Chandler 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 instutiutionalise 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 subsquent erosion of ties linking power and accountability -- David Chandler offers a critical look at state-building that will be of interest to all students of international affairs.Praise for From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: 'A fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Anyone concerned with world events should read this book.' Global Dialogue
 
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