02841nam 2200589 a 450 991077845730332120230828223716.01-84964-287-7(CKB)1000000000802677(StDuBDS)AH22933575(SSID)ssj0000416748(PQKBManifestationID)11929451(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416748(PQKBWorkID)10422020(PQKB)11270200(MiAaPQ)EBC3386403(Au-PeEL)EBL3386403(CaPaEBR)ebr10479968(CaONFJC)MIL987839(OCoLC)654103915(EXLCZ)99100000000080267720061019d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEmpire in denial[electronic resource] the politics of state-building /David ChandlerLondon ;Ann Arbor, Mich. Pluto20061 online resource (240 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-2428-2 0-7453-2429-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-215) and index.David Chandler argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. In the 1990's, 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 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. Praise for From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: 'A fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Anyone concerned with world events should read this book.' Global DialogueNation-buildingSelf-determination, NationalImperialismSecurity, InternationalNation-building.Self-determination, National.Imperialism.Security, International.327.101Chandler David1962-881155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778457303321Empire in denial3746519UNINA