LEADER 02868nam 2200577 a 450 001 9911019674903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781118278796 010 $a1118278798 010 $a9781118278789 010 $a111827878X 035 $a(CKB)3190000000032952 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000695783 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11415325 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695783 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10675395 035 $a(PQKB)10204170 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982065 035 $a(Perlego)1014303 035 $a(EXLCZ)993190000000032952 100 $a20120425d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe improvised state $esovereignty, performance and agency in Dayton Bosnia /$fAlex Jeffrey 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2013 215 $axiv, 205 p. $cill 225 1 $aRGS-IBG book series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781444336993 311 08$a1444336991 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The improvised state -- Producing Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Performing Brcko District -- Gentrifying civil society -- Enacting justice -- Becoming European -- Conclusion. 330 8 $aThe Improvised State provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Jeffrey presents new and significant theories, based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, which advance understanding of state building. * Provides a major contribution to recent academic debates as to the nature of the state after violent conflict, and offers invaluable insights into state building * Introduces the idea of state improvisation, where improvisation refers to a process of both performance and resourcefulness * Uses the theoretical framework of Pierre Bourdieu to explore how powerful agencies have attempted to present a coherent vision of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the conflict 1992-5 * Advances our understanding of the Bosnian state by focusing on the practices of statecraft fostered in the post-Dayton era * Research based on four periods of residential fieldwork in Bosnia, which allowed a detailed analysis of political practices in the country 410 0$aRGS-IBG book series. 606 $aSovereignty 606 $aGeopolitics$zBosnia and Hercegovina 607 $aBosnia and Herzegovina$xPolitics and government$y1992- 615 0$aSovereignty. 615 0$aGeopolitics 676 $a320.94974 700 $aJeffrey$b Alexander Sam$0326231 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019674903321 996 $aThe improvised state$94416976 997 $aUNINA