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The complex problems of peace, security, and development in
societies affected by conflict increasingly demand innovative
ideas, and comprehensive strategies to tackle the diverse,
simultaneous, and daunting challenges faced in trying to rebuild
states and communities after war. This comprehensive collection
sets out a 'Whole-of-Society' (WoS) approach which focuses on the
social contexts within which conflict resolution and prevention
take place. The aim of WoS is to grasp the complexity both within
local society and in the relations between external peacebuilders
and the people they set out to help. The book argues that, by
understanding multiple actors, their relationships, and the
conditions in which they operate, complexity becomes an opportunity
to be grasped, not simply an impediment to building peace. Chapter
6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access
PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780367236885_oachapter6.pdf
Persistent State Weakness in the Global Age addresses the question
of why state weakness in the global era persists. It debunks a
common assumption that state weakness is a stop-gap on the path to
state failure and state collapse. Informed by a globalization
perspective, the book shows how state weakness is frequently
self-reproducing and functional. The interplay of global actors,
policies and norms is analyzed from the standpoint of their
internalization in a weak state through transnational networks.
Contributors examine the reproduction of partial and discriminatory
rule at the heart of persistent state weakness, drawing on a wide
geographical range of case studies including the Middle East, the
Balkans, the post-Soviet states and sub-Saharan Africa. The study
of state-weakening dynamics related to institutional incapacity,
colonial and war legacies, legitimacy gaps, economic informality,
democratization and state-building provides an insight into
durability and resilience of weak states in the global age.
After a decade of exclusive nationalism, violence and isolation of
the 1990s, the Balkans has seen the emergence of transnational
links between the former ethnic foes. Do these new cross-border
links herald the era of inter-ethnic reconciliation in place of the
politics of ethnic exclusion? Are they a proof of a successful
transition from authoritarianism and war to democracy and peace?
Drawing on substantial empirical research by regional specialists,
Transnationalism in the Balkans provides a sobering insight into
the nature of cross-border links in the region and their
implications. Several of the authors show how transnational
connections in the context of weak states and new borders in the
region have been used by transnational actors - be it in the
politics, economics and culture -- to undermine a democratic
consolidation and keep the practice of exclusive ethnic politics
and identities alive. These findings make a strong case to go
beyond the region and put forth a critical argument for rethinking
the theories of transition to democracy in the post-Communist and
post-conflict setting to incorporate a dimension of globalisation.
This book was previously published as a special issue of
Ethnopolitics.
Developing and 'transition' economies face myriad challenges in
their attempts to achieve and maintain political stability and
foster the economic growth essential for national security, the
social well-being of current citizens and sustainable environments
for future generations. Governments in the Western Balkans have
striven to achieve all of the above, and this volume assesses the
nature of their experiences as well as the level of their success
in doing so. Featuring detailed case studies of public policy
reforms in the region as well as comparative analysis on a range of
indicators, the book analyzes the role of key players in setting
the political agenda as well as implementing policy reforms. It
also distils the lessons that can be learned from the Western
Balkan experience, recommending strategies for enhancing the policy
making process. In addition, it examines the developmental role
played by the full spectrum of policy actors, including the private
sector, NGOs, special interest groupings, international financial
institutions, donor nations and the EU. Each case study has been
prepared by academics with deep knowledge and experience of the
western Balkans and addresses a core set of questions: identifying
the policy issue and its broader context, defining the roles of
specific individuals in formulating policy and reform and assessing
the influence of networks and coalitions in the policy making
process. With so little detailed literature on public policy making
in a group of nations strategically positioned between Europe,
Russia and the near East, the detailed insights provided by this
volume will be widely welcomed. Our book provides case studies of
specific public policy reform episodes in selected Western Balkan
post-conflict and transition countries. The focus of these case
studies extends beyond the technical aspects and entails
substantive examination of the policy actors, constituencies and
politics that ultimately shape the policy that emerges from the
policy making process. This analysis draws lessons for
strengthening the quality of policies, the transparency,
consistency, and governance of the policy making process and
ultimately for contributing to economic and social development of
the region.
The complex problems of peace, security, and development in
societies affected by conflict increasingly demand innovative
ideas, and comprehensive strategies to tackle the diverse,
simultaneous, and daunting challenges faced in trying to rebuild
states and communities after war. This comprehensive collection
sets out a 'Whole-of-Society' (WoS) approach which focuses on the
social contexts within which conflict resolution and prevention
take place. The aim of WoS is to grasp the complexity both within
local society and in the relations between external peacebuilders
and the people they set out to help. The book argues that, by
understanding multiple actors, their relationships, and the
conditions in which they operate, complexity becomes an opportunity
to be grasped, not simply an impediment to building peace. Chapter
6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access
PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780367236885_oachapter6.pdf
After a decade of exclusive nationalism, violence and isolation of
the 1990s, the Balkans has seen the emergence of transnational
links between the former ethnic foes. Do these new cross-border
links herald the era of inter-ethnic reconciliation in place of the
politics of ethnic exclusion? Are they a proof of a successful
transition from authoritarianism and war to democracy and peace?
Drawing on substantial empirical research by regional specialists,
Transnationalism in the Balkans provides a sobering insight into
the nature of cross-border links in the region and their
implications. Several of the authors show how transnational
connections in the context of weak states and new borders in the
region have been used by transnational actors - be it in the
politics, economics and culture -- to undermine a democratic
consolidation and keep the practice of exclusive ethnic politics
and identities alive. These findings make a strong case to go
beyond the region and put forth a critical argument for rethinking
the theories of transition to democracy in the post-Communist and
post-conflict setting to incorporate a dimension of globalisation.
This book was previously published as a special issue of
Ethnopolitics.
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