The book stands out for how it critiques how institutions reproduce, often in an unconscious
manner, the foundational assumptions of an academic discipline.... Vitalis has also …

This article provides a critical review of recent literature that has attempted to define what a
'failed state'is and explains why such states emerge. It is argued that aggregate indices of …

From Sierra Leone to Solomon Islands, developed powers have undertaken a range of state-
building interventions in the early years of this century. Two influences appear to shape the …

This book examines how the liberal peace experiment of the post-Cold War environment
has failed to connect with its target populations, which have instead set about transforming it …

Sovereignty and the sovereign state are often seen as anachronisms; Globalization and
Sovereignty challenges this view. Jean L. Cohen analyses the new sovereignty regime …

Observing the dramatic shift in world politics since the end of the Cold War, Peter J.
Katzenstein argues that regions have become critical to contemporary world politics. This …

Bargains, deals, and tacit understandings between states and insurgents are common in
civil wars. This fascinating mix of conflict and cooperation shapes patterns of politics …

In this article we explore how much state is necessary to make governance work. We begin
by clarifying concepts of governance and the “shadow of hierarchy” and we follow this …

198 From the outside in limited statehood.” External state and nonstate actors have provided
tens of billions of dollars for service provision in such states. In 2003–2004, official aid …

Trades of money for political influence persist at every level of government. Not surprisingly,
governments themselves trade money for political support on the international stage …