Weak or failed states - where no government is in control - are the source of many of the world's most serious problems, from poverty, AIDS and drugs to terrori

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Governance discourse centers on an "ideal type" of modern statehood that exhibits full internal and external sovereignty and a legitimate monopoly on the use of

This book analyses the present European Union (EU) approach to state-building, both in policy and operation. It offers a review of the literature on peace-build

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