Description
Book SynopsisA critical look at state building
Trade Review'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' -- Lenard Cohen, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
'David Chandler's book is a very important one, with a powerful and convincing thesis' -- Didier Bigo, Professor of International Relations, Sciences-Po (Institut d'Etudes Politiques), Paris
'A strong, original critique of the Western ideologies of rule that threaten to destroy democracy in order to save it' -- Robert M. Hayden, University of Pittsburgh
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Empire in Denial
2. State-Building States without Sovereignty
3. The Governance of Government
4. The Ethics of Empire in Denial
5. Denial of the EU’s Eastern Empire
6. Denying the Bosnian Protectorate
7. Techniques of Evasion (1) Anti-Corruption Initiatives
8. Techniques of Evasion (2) The Rule of Law
9. Conclusion: Six Theses on Phantom States and Empire in Denial
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