Governance and Limited Statehood

Risse, T. (Ed)

This ground-breaking monograph series showcases cutting edge research on the transformation of governance in countries with weak state institutions. Combing theoretically informed and empirically grounded scholarship, it challenges the conventional governance discourse which is biased towards modern developed nation states. Instead, the series focuses on governance in Africa, Asia and Latin America including transnational and trans-regional dimensions. Located at the intersection of global governance and international relations, on the one hand, and comparative politics, area studies, international law, history, and development studies, on the other, this innovative series helps to challenge fundamental assumptions about governance in the social sciences.

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Governance and Societal Adaptation in Fragile States

Lahai, J. I. (Ed), Ware, H. (Ed) (2020)

This book examines the various ways in which some fragile states in the Global South (or states with limited statehood) have adopted, and adapted to, processes of governance in …

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International Development Organizations and Fragile States

von Engelhardt, M. (2018)

This book addresses a conundrum for the international development community: The law of development cooperation poses major constraints on delivering aid where it is needed most. …

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The EU and China in African Authoritarian Regimes

Hackenesch, C. (2018)

This open access book analyses the domestic politics of African dominant party regimes, most notably African governments’ survival strategies, to explain their variance of …

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Sustainability Politics and Limited Statehood

Esguerra, A. (Ed), Helmerich, N. (Ed), Risse, T. (Ed) (2017)

The contributors to this book critically examine the performance of new modes of governance in areas of limited statehood, drawing on a range of in-depth case studies on issues of …

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Civil Society and Mirror Images of Weak States

Lorch, J. (2017)

This book investigates theoretically and empirically whether and (if so) how state weakness influences the way in which national civil societies constitute themselves, using …

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EU Democracy Promotion and the Arab Spring

van Hüllen, V. (2015)

The author explores the practice and effects of the European Union's democracy promotion efforts vis-à-vis its authoritarian neighbours in the Middle East and North Africa. She …

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The Substance of EU Democracy Promotion

Wetzel, A. (Ed), Orbie, J. (Ed) (2015)

The book investigates the substance of the European Union's (EU) democracy promotion policy. It focuses on elections, civil and political rights, horizontal accountability, …

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Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations

Börzel, T. A., Hüllen, V. v. (Ed), van Hüllen, V. (Ed) (2015)

This volume explores the conditions under which regional organizations engage in governance transfer in and to areas of limited statehood. The authors argue that a global script …

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Non-State Justice Institutions and the Law

Kötter, M. (Ed), Röder, T. (Ed), Schuppert, F. (Ed), Wolfrum, R. (Ed) (2015)

This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of …