Franchised States and the Bureaucracy of Peace

This book examines a new type of state formation evoked by the rise of transnational rule, what Schia calls franchised states. Drawing on anthropological studying-through fieldwork within the UN organization, he demonstrates how peacebuilding activities turned Liberia into an object of governing, wh...

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Main Author: Schia, Niels Nagelhus (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
Subjects:
Peace.
ISBN:9783319655697
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Franchised States and Ownershipping
  • Chapter 2: Understanding Peacebuilding Through Anthropological Perspectives on Organizations and Sovereignty
  • Chapter 3: Studying Through: People and Places
  • Chapter 4: Liberia and the History of a Franchised State
  • Chapter 5: Producing State Effects: Everyday Practices and Diplomacy in the UN Security Council
  • Chapter 6: Implementing the Franchise
  • Chapter 7: Bureaucratic Entrepreneurship: Liberian Ministries, International Consultants and Making Connections
  • Chapter 8: Being a UN Bureaucrat: Policy Making in the UN Secretariat
  • Chapter 9: Fringes of the Franchised State
  • Chapter 9: Fringes of the Franchised State
  • Chapter 10: Franchised States and Beyond.

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