Overview
- Examines the characterization, the internal dynamics, progress and challenges facing postcolonial fragile states
- Deepens policy makers’ and practitioners' understanding of the diverse trajectories and experiences of fragility, governance and nation-building
- Can be useful as a main or supplemental course text for graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses in a variety of disciplines (in the humanities and social sciences)
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The book examines the various ways that fragile states (or states with limited statehood) in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas have adopted, and adapted to, the processes of liberal political governance in their quests to address the problem of political fragility. It presents the stories of resilience in the political adaptation to Western liberal conceptions of governance. In addition to singular or comparative country case studies, this project also examines the interplay of culture, identities, and politics in the creation of people-centric governance reforms. Towards these ends, this volume sheds light on weak states’ often constructive engagement in the promotion of state governance with a variety of political conditions, adverse or otherwise; and their ability to remain resilient despite the complex political, sociocultural, and economic challenges affecting them. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the authors aim to counter the noticeable shortcomings in the discursive representations of fragility, and to contribute a more balanced examination of the narratives about and impact of political adaption and governance in people’s lives and experiences.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The History and Theories of State Fragility: From Fragility to Resilience
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Politics of Survival: Instability and the Possibilities of the Neoliberal Governance Framework
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Reconstructions of the Pacific Islands Countries
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
John Idriss Lahai is Research Fellow in international studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Karin von Strokirch is Senior Lecturer in international studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Howard Brasted is Professor of history, politics and Islamic studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Helen Ware is Professor of the practice in development, peace, and public policy studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Karin von Strokirch is Senior Lecturer in international studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Howard Brasted is Professor of history, politics and Islamic studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Helen Ware is Professor of the practice in development, peace, and public policy studies at the University of New England, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Governance and Political Adaptation in Fragile States
Editors: John Idriss Lahai, Karin von Strokirch, Howard Brasted, Helen Ware
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90749-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90748-2Published: 03 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08089-1Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90749-9Published: 21 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 305
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Aid, Regional Development, Development and Sustainability, Development and Social Change, Development Policy