From fragile state to functioning state : pathways to democratic transformation in a comparative perspective / edited by Sabine Collmer.
| Other author | Collmer, Sabine, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berlin : Lit ; London : Global [distributor] ; New Brunswick, N.J. : Distribution in North America by Transaction Pubishers, ©2009. |
| Description | ii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Occasional paper series (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) ^A1030704 |
| Contents | Fragile states and democratic transformation in a comparative perspective: the research framework / Sabine Collmer -- Challenges of state reform and state building / Graeme P. Herd -- The security-stability-sustainability nexus: environmental change and state fragility / Steven Hearne -- Local ownership: the Achilles heel of foreign assistance to fragile states / Ann L. Phillips -- The challenge of state building in Afghanistan: the need for efficient ways and means / Bahar Jalali -- Principle and purpose in Afghanistan's consolidation / Gregory Gleason and Yury Bosin -- Neither functioning, nor failing of the state! Seeing violence in Afghanistan from local perspectives / Conrad Schetter and Rainer Glassner -- The democratic transformation of Georgia: independence, domestic development and the secessionist conflict / Maia Chiabrishvili -- From soft to hard power? The European Union in Georgia / Sebastian Mayer -- State failure in the former Soviet Union: examples from the south Caucasus / Martin Malek -- Kosovo: the issues and challenges of a statehood in the making / Lulzim Peci and Ilir Dugolli -- Challenges of post-conflict security sector reform: examples from the Western Balkans / Dragan Lozancic -- The threat of small arms/light weapons (SALW) and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in south eastern Europe / Frank Odendahl -- The difficult path to democracy and good governance: the case of Moldova / Tatiana Busuncian -- Oiling the conflict: crime and corruption in the war-torn regions / Elena Kovalova -- The caucus crisis in 2008 and its impact on Moldova / Cristian Urse -- Troubled transformations or troubling transformations? Fragile states and their difficult recovery: an overview / Sabine Collmer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 9783825818036 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 3825818039 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JF51 .F76 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |