Fragile States and Insecure People?
Subtitle: Violence, Security, and Statehood in the Twenty-First Century (Governance, Security and Development)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 7, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781403983824
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; Peacekeeping operations; 21st century; National Security Issues; Politics Of Developing Countries; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - State & Provincial; Political Process - General; Political Science / State & Local Government; General; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Congresses; Developing countries; National security; Political violence
Description: "This book provides a unique account of the pursuit of security at the edge of global order. It sheds light on reform of state police and armed forces, and analyzes the alternative security structures that emerge in the absence of the state. In contrast to other volumes on state failure, this book remains open-minded as to which model for security is better. It thus challenges the current state-building model and the idea of the central state as the only legitimate provider of security."--Jacket.