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Author:   Jochen Hippler
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9780745323350

ISBN 10:   0745323359
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   20 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations Preface Part I: Concepts and Theoretical Analyses of Nation-Building 1. Violent Conflicts, Conflict Prevention and Nation-Building – Terminology and Political Concepts by Jochen Hippler 2. Globalisation and Nation-Building – Not a Contradiction in Terms by Rainer Tetzlaff 3. Democratisation and Nation-Building in ‘Divided Societies’ by Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka 4. Shaping the Nation – Ideological Aspects of Nation-Building by Claudia Derichs Part II: Case Studies 5. Deconstruction of States as an Opportunity for New Statism? Example of Somalia and Somaliland by Wolfgang Heinrich / Manfred Kulessa 6. Afghanistan: Nation-Building in the Shadow of the Warlords and the ‘War on Terror’ by Rangin Dadfar Spanta 7. Nation-building by Occupation? – The Case of Iraq by Jochen Hippler 8. Between Self-Determination and Multi-Ethnicity – International Actors and Nation-Building in Bosnia and Kosovo by Du_an Relji_ 9. Nigeria: The Oil State and the Crisis of Nation-Building in Africa by Cyril I. Obi Part III: Nation-Building in Political Practice 10. Between Projectitis and the Formation of Countervailing Power – NGOs in Nation-Building Processes by Jeanette Schade 11. External Nation-Building vs. Endogenous Nation-Forming – A Development Policy Perspective by Ulrike Hopp / Adolf Kloke-Lesch 12. Nation-Building: A Strategy for Regional Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention by Helmut van Edig 13. Nation-Building: Possibilities and Limitations of External Military Contributions by Heinz-Uwe Schäfer 14. Nation-States for Export? Nation-Building Between Military Intervention, Crisis Prevention and Development Policy by Jochen Hippler Notes on the Contributors Index

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This is a useful book, basically policy-orientated rather than theoretical. As rebuilding after conflict is likely to be an on-going need, the book contains really useful observations -- International Journal on World Peace

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Jochen Hippler is a political scientist and peace researcher based at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He is the former Director of the Transnational Institute (TNI) in Amsterdam, and author of Nation-Building (Pluto, 2005) and The Next Threat (Pluto, 1995).

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