Governance in Post-Conflict Societies: Rebuilding Fragile States

ISBN-13: 9780415771504 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 288 str.

Derick W. Brinkerhoff

Opis

This volume explores questions of rebuilding governance in post-conflict societies from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on three interconnected gaps that arise in fragile states: deficits in legitimacy, effectiveness, and security.

Recenzje

'...the information provided and the variety of topics presented in the chapters...is right on target.'
Naima Mouhleb, Security Dialogue

Spis treści

Foreword Frederick D. Barton  Preface Derick W. Brinkerhoff  1. Governance Challenges in Fragile States: Re-Establishing Security, Rebuilding Effectiveness, and Reconstituting Legitimacy Derick W. Brinkerhoff  Part 1: Governance and Post-Conflict: Perspectives on Core Issues  2. Does Nation Building Work? Reviewing the Record Arthur A. Goldsmith  3. Constitutional Design, Identity and Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Reconstruction Aliza Belman Inbal and Hanna Lerner  4. Election Systems and Political Parties in Post-Conflict and Fragile States Eric Bjornland, Glenn Cowan, and William Gallery  5. Democratic Governance and the Security Sector in Conflict-affected Countries Nicole Ball  Part 2: Actors in Governance Reconstruction: Old, New, and Evolving Roles 6. From Bullets to Ballots: The US Army Role in Stability and Reconstruction Operations Tammy S. Schultz and Susan Merrill  7. The Private Sector and Governance in Post-Conflict Societies Virginia Haufler  8. Rebuilding and Reforming Civil Services in Post-Conflict Societies Harry Blair  9. Contributions of Digital Diasporas to Governance Reconstruction in Fragile States: Potential and Promise Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff  Part 3: Reforming and Rebuilding Governance: Focus on the Local  10. Decentralization, Local Governance, and Conflict Mitigation in Latin America Gary Bland  11. Subnationalism and Post-conflict Governance: Lessons from Africa Joshua B. Forrest  12. Subnational Administration and State Building: Lessons from Afghanistan Sarah Lister and Andrew Wilder