Formerly published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly, it examines the history of nation-building during decolonization and the Cold War, and the post-Cold War and post-9/11 pursuit of nation-building in ‘collapsed’ or ‘failed’ states.
Formerly published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly, it examines the history of nation-building during decolonization and the C...
The rise and fall of the Cold War coincided with the universalization and consolidation of the modern nation-state as the key unit of the wider international system. A key characteristic of the post-Cold War era, in which the US has emerged as the sole superpower, is the growing number of collapsing or collapsed states. A growing number of states are, or have become, mired in conflict or civil war, the antecedents of which are often to be found in the late-colonial and Cold War era. At the same time, US foreign policy (and the actions of other organizations such as the United Nations) may...
The rise and fall of the Cold War coincided with the universalization and consolidation of the modern nation-state as the key unit of the wider int...
This book offers new insights into the politics of development. Integrating the politics of identity and redistribution through critical reinterpretations of historical and contemporary development processes, it is a genuine attempt to ‘re-think’ the politics of global development.
This book offers new insights into the politics of development. Integrating the politics of identity and redistribution through critical reinterpre...
The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now thought of as one of the central challenges of world politics. However, its complexities are often overlooked in scholarly analysis and among policy practitioners, who tend to adopt a technocratic approach to the crisis of development and violence. This book brings together a wide range of contributions aimed at investigating different aspects of the history of development and violence, and its implications for contemporary efforts to...
The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now ...
This is an innovative and insightful approach to the global politics of development. The authors challenge conventional perspectives of, and approaches to, development and offer alternative accounts of the politics of development from the perspective of non-state centred and non-state centric approaches. The authors offer critical reinterpretations of historical experiences of development processes and together with insightful analysis of contemporary development strategies this is a genuinely new perspective on the global politics of development. Moreover, in moving beyond more 'economistic'...
This is an innovative and insightful approach to the global politics of development. The authors challenge conventional perspectives of, and approache...
