Empire in Denial

The Politics of State-Building

By: David Chandler

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Paperback | 20 July 2006 | Edition Number 1

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This book argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work.

In the 1990s, 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 institutionalise 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.

Industry Reviews

'A most valuable contribution to the debate on state-and peace-building interventions. It moreover hints at the inadequacy of literature that lumps Western states, intervening agencies and post-conflict societies into one analytical field' -- Alex Veit, Development and Change
'A provocative and insightful study which raises many important questions about how the international community employs its power and resources' -- Lenard Cohen, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
'David Chandler's book is a very important one, with a powerful and convincing thesis' -- Didier Bigo, Professor of International Relations, Sciences-Po (Institut d'Etudes Politiques), Paris
'A strong, original critique of the Western ideologies of rule that threaten to destroy democracy in order to save it' -- Robert M. Hayden, University of Pittsburgh

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