Effective and Legitimate Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood - A Virtuous Circle?

The central claim of Effective and Legitimate Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood is that virtuous circles of governance are possible in areas of limited statehood, but more likely to evolve for external and non-state actors than for the state.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction: Looking for Effective and Legitimate Governance


• 2: Virtuous Circles of Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood


• 3: The State, Virtuous Circles, and Sub-Saharan Africa


• 4: Lost Hopes and Broken Promises in Nigeria


• 5: No State, no Problem in Nigeria?


• 6: A Virtuous Circle Beyond the State in Afghanistan


• 7: Conclusion: A Chance for Virtuous Circles of Governance

About the author

Eric Stollenwerk is a research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg, Germany. He previously conducted his research at the Freie Universität Berlin, Stanford University, and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). His work lies at the intersection of international relations, comparative politics, and peace and conflict studies. He has published his work in journals including the Annual Review of Political Science, Democratization, the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Daedalus.

Summary

The central claim of Effective and Legitimate Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood is that virtuous circles of governance are possible in areas of limited statehood, but more likely to evolve for external and non-state actors than for the state.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Stollenwerk, Eric (Research Fellow Stollenwerk
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2022
• EAN: 9780192858924
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285892-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Development Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution